Stability ball hamstring curlsStrengthens: (And stabilises) abs, glutes, hips, hamstrings and kneesDo it: Lie on your back with your feet on a stability ball. Inhale, tightening your abs, back and glutes. Lift up off the floor to create a straight

shorter strides and land closer to your body."HipsMost runners don't extend their hips properly because their legs don't stretch back enough, says Jay Dicharry, director of the Speed Clinic at the University of Virginia, US. They compensate by landing

the foot, dropping the hip, or bending the knee excessively – all of which increases pressure on your knee. The management of leg-length discrepancy is determined by its cause. If you were born with it, then a heel raise may well help, but only if the hips

's important to keep flexibility in all directions of the spine."Ustrasana: Step by Step1. Stand up on your knees, hip distance apart. Place your palms on your lower back, fingers facing down (as if you were slipping your hands into your back pockets). Your

. Hold for 30 seconds. The aim of the posture is to have your knee touching your armpit, and this pose will improve the flexibility in your hips to enable you to reach the full expression.5. Repeat on your left leg.6. The final stage of the posture

as welcome respite after the intensity of the Triangle and Stick poses. Tree gives you a chance to open your hips, improve your posture and as always with Bikram, strengthen your core muscles, glutes, hams and quads.Tadasana: Step by Step1. Stand with your

://www.yogajournal.com/poses/863)Muscles worked: Hip flexors, glutes.How to do it: 1.   Begin on all fours, with knees beneath hips and hands under shoulders.2.   Bring the right knee towards the back of the right wrist, and the right heel just in front of your left hip, aiming

Case Study OneRuby Mills started running a few months ago but despite increasing her mileage slowly, she started to feel a twinge in her left hip. “The pain would subside after a few rest days, but every time I started running again it would return

the 14 largest joints in the skeletal system.Beyond improving flexibilities in the hips, knees and ankles, Eagle Pose also supplies fresh blood to the reproductive system and sex organs, plus the kidneys, which increases sexual vitality.It also relieves

tends to mean you are landing heel first, with a straight leg extended in front of you. This transfers impact through your heel and knees and into your hips, placing great strain on your lower body. When you run your feet should land under your body