flexibility in the muscles (anywhere between the calves and the hips), and increasing your training too quickly – particularly rushing into speedwork. Typically, if the Achilles pain is related to hamstring pain and gets worse during the day, the problem

). Stretch your calves (keep your heel on the ground, lift your toes back towards your shin). Others at Risk People who regularly run hills (the Achilles has to stretch more on inclines) and who have increased their mileage more than 10 per cent per week

). Stretch your calves (keep your heel on the ground, lift your toes back towards your shin). Others at Risk People who regularly run hills (the Achilles has to stretch more on inclines) and who have increased their mileage more than 10 per cent per week

of the warm-up. Yes, the warm-up. The class hasn't even started yet; your body is still loosening up, and this posture is designed to help warm up your quadriceps, hamstrings, knees, calves and ankles. Prepare for serious lactic acid burn in your quads

the hamstrings, gluteals, calves, groin and quads in two sets of 30 seconds after exercise, and two sets of 7-10 seconds after a pre-speedwork warm-up jog. If you want to progress further and you have time in the week, try yoga, too.Strength training

Q I’m 44 years old and have been running for 20 years. I stretch my calves and hamstrings before I run but have recently suffered a calf strain after a few miles. How can I avoid this and how should these injuries be treated when they occur?A From

on YouTubeBear in mind that you'd have to reduce your milage considerably while you make the transition, or you'll almost certainly get injured. It will help if you do some strength training for your calves and ankles, because you will be using muscles

instructor; hopefully they will be familiar with this type of rehab. If you have good flexibility in your calves, orthoses might be helpful. You mentioned the orthosis in your cycling shoe. This needs to be a full-length plate that affects the forefoot

in the muscle. Use your fingers to do some soft tissue release, hold the muscle and stretch the foot away.Q. I’ve had two sports massages so far on this campaign, with one more due at the end of March to help ease my muscles, particularly my calves, as I have

and, with light to moderate pressure, glide the palms of your hands over your legs, starting with your calves and shins and working up to your quads and hamstrings. Repeat 10 times on each leg, increasing the intensity toward the end, so you