because of its role in bone-mineral health, muscle contraction and nerve conduction. Swigging this fat-free drink after a run will protect you against stress fractures, shin splints and possibly muscle cramps. Try it Skimmed milk is a great post

tension in the neck, shoulders and legs, strengthens the lower extremities and increases mobility in the hip flexors. In fact, it does so much stuff let's just make a list of the general benefits of Eagle Pose:Flushes out kidneysBrings blood to the sexual

snack foods, reading the labels for fat content is important. Many snacks in health food stores are labelled as containing ‘purely vegetable oils’ which obviously sounds healthier than saturated fat, but are they? Not necessarily. Often this vegetable

, what you ate, the weather and even your general mood before, during and after each run," adds Wood. "It'll help you identify patterns and the cause and effect of good and bad runs." And training logs don't have a ‘use by' date. "I have all my training

, and partly for general health reasons. But I feel sluggish and my work is suffering. Is there really a point to this caffeine-free lark?" – Jane Hoskyn aka e17 pixieYour best answersResensitising really works, so brave it outI abstain from caffeine now

calorie consumption per day, which leads to weight loss. But if you’re a woman, give it a try anyway – it works.Eat all foods, but limit the quantity Unlike the last, this tactic is generally used more effectively by woman than men. With this method, you

/artificial means. I think carbo drinks should be used as a supplement to a normal diet, as high doses of carbo drinks can be upsetting to the digestive system - the body needs other nutrients and some fibre to maintain general health.

, which tends to be unfamiliar, infrequent and generally localised in one particular area of the body. It is an early-warning sign of injury, the final severity of which will be determined by how much notice you pay. Prevention: Pay attention to unfamiliar

, but it does allow your brain to switch off. You can generally buy it from a good herbalist or online. – Nick KirbyDo you eat before or after your run? When I trained for the London Marathon I used to run at about the same time each evening, and then would have

was run, run and run (oh, and a little cycling). I'd get niggly injuries, but would generally run through them. By 2000 I was in a very bad way, with back and leg problems that just wouldn't go away. Eventually I stopped running altogether – something