Back pain is the UK's number one illness. It is the primary reason for people taking time off work, and the charity BackCare believes 180m working days are lost in the UK each year as a result of back problems.Four out of five adults experience back
, though you should be wary of the use of the word orthopaedic as it is often merely a marketing tool. Support is not necessarily related to price, but luxury and durability are. If you have trouble sleeping, try lying on your back with a pillow under your
-->Strengthening your lower back and abdominal muscles should help ease any pain you experience while running. To minimise stress on the lower back, use an upright posture (ie no slouching) while sitting, standing, walking, and running. You can also
. A vertebra had slipped forward slightly, causing some irritation to the part of the sciatic nerve that was supplying the hip, which caused the pain.”Mills was surprised to learn that a slipped disc in her back was affecting her hip. “If you have any
You've followed Triathlete's World Editor Alison's Marathon des Sables blog over the last week, and now she's back with some stunning pictures which show off the dramatic backdrop to this epic week-long desert race (and her bandaged feet...).
to work and back as often as I could with a loaded backpack, and doing back-to-back long runs at the weekend. But none of it really prepared me for the first stage of the 250.7K challenge, and its 13K section of sand dunes. They were the kind
margarita was top of my list. It's been great to receive emails from friends while in the desert. Cath wanted to know what I am most looking forward to when I get back to Ouarzazate tomorrow: a shower. I've never been so grubby in my life. We all have a bit
The arrival of winter, especially once the clocks go back on the last Sunday in October, can be bad news for runners. The rigorous training regime you established during the summer becomes a distant memory as the cold, wet weather dampens your
heat back at you. It's like the moon. What makes this race tougher than anywhere else, is the heat, humidity and unpredictable Pacific winds. The wind seems to come from all directions. There are rarely perfect conditions at the race - I think maybe
that is 75-100m from bottom to top and run up at an intensity slightly harder than 5K race pace. Start with seven or eight intervals, each followed by an easy jog back to the bottom of the hill.Don’t just hammer out the miles on roads or pavements
