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Strike A Pose
By Jon Bowskill on 30/07/2002 17:48:43
Improving your posture can reduce overpronation and restore balance to your running. Here's how
through the gap. This is commonly associated with overpronation, and to reduce it, you should follow the exercise below. For Underpronators If you have a flat lumbar spine, commonly associated with underpronation, you will need to stretch your hamstrings
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Taxing Relief
By Andy Blackford on 05/09/2003 10:40:13
Losing money to the taxman can be painful, but the alternatives can be downright agony
, but they still hurt like buggery if I so much as get out of bed in a hurry.Not that it’s made much difference to my training, since the Alpine 78K last summer turned my hamstring into a sort of pain-sensitive stalactite. In any case, I’ve joined The Gym. All
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Paradise Lost
By Andy Blackford on 05/09/2003 11:10:41
It's expected that most honeymooners will get into a few strange positions, but being bent backwards over a rubber ball takes the tradition to a whole new level
attended in our every need by flocks of tiny Thai girls, quick and pretty as humming birds.Then I had a consultation with the spa’s medical officer. I made the mistake of mentioning my chronic hamstring pull, and I was catapulted into a week-long regime
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Roots To Your Back
By Runner's World on 03/12/2003 11:01:37
Keep back pain at bay with these four strengthening and stretching exercises - no equipment needed!
of your spine, pulling you upwards. Start with just 20 and work your way up to 100. And hey, why stop there?2. ‘Good mornings’ are another exercise for lower-back strength.They’re very effective and give your hamstrings a good stretch into the deal
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 17:07:46
A preview for non-subscribers: 2 of our 9 best-ever ways to be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB
m, which could be another two minutes off your time.Doing strengthening exercises twice a week is the best way to build leg power. Try squats, leg extensions, thigh curls (for the hamstrings and buttocks), leg presses, toe raises and heel raises
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Fast Lane: Improve Your Muscles
By Ed Eyestone on 28/02/2008 17:50:02
Train yourself to run with more muscle
Runners usually talk about muscles in terms of quads, glutes and hamstrings. Exercise physiologists, on the other hand, talk about muscles in terms of fast-twitch and slow-twitch fibres - which is one of the reasons why physiologists aren't invited
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The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team
By Matt Barbour on 01/07/2008 12:43:15
With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best
.lifetimehf.co.uk). After a run, turn your hamstrings stretch up to 11 by lying on your back and getting a partner to push your straight leg back towards your head for six seconds. Squeezing your quads – the opposing, or 'antagonist' muscle to your hamstrings – at the same
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Ground Rules (Preview)
By Sam Murphy on 29/07/2010 12:43:41
Tired of tramping over Tarmac? There are plenty of other running surfaces to tackle, to banish boredom and benefit your body. Here’s how to get the best out of them.
in longer stance phase (total foot/ground contact time) than a firmer surface. The extent of hip and knee flexion on foot contact were greater on sand, and hamstring activation was higher.If you're accustomed to running mainly on road, Dr Nicholas
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Boston or Bust: Chasing a Marathon PB
By Andy Dixon on 17/06/2011 12:02:28
RW Editor was on a quest to smash his marathon PB - did he nail it?
Halfway up Heartbreak Hill, something gives. My hamstrings, which have been grumbling with increasing regularity for the last three miles, tighten up altogether. I stop, limp to the side of the road and try to stretch some flexibility back
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The Busy Runner's Guide to Staying Fit
By Liz Plosser on 06/07/2011 12:00:00
Strengthen muscles and build bone density with these short workouts
Add five minutes each to the envelope run and resistance routines Afterwards, do five quick stretches. Hold each stretch for 30 seconds per leg.1. Standing quad stretch2. Seated iliotibial band stretch3. Lower back stretch4. Hamstring stretch5. Hip flexor
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