, muscles and bones of the legs hips and back, severe running injuries such as stress fractures, muscle tears, iliotibial band problems (involving the hip as well as the knee), Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis. Rheumatologists specialise

replicate hill running. Bench Jumps Stand in front of a low bench. Bend slightly forward at the waist, keeping your knees soft and your hands at your sides. Swing your arms back, lower your hips slightly, and jump up onto the bench, swinging your arms

. Standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, place your fingers on either side of your head, elbows pointing outwards. Then, bend as far forwards from your hips as you can without bowing your back or bending your knees. The goal is to have a flat back

on the nature of sports injury. "The runner will say, ‘My knee is killing me when I run,’ but it’s usually the result of tightness in the hip, posterior fibula or pelvis." Your knee can even hurt, says Gray, from a dud ankle on the other side of your body. "If

or trunk) is made up of more than 30 separate muscles across your back, stomach and hips. These are some of the key muscles you’ll be strengthening – and feeling – when you start working on your core stability: Transversus Abdominis Think

distances It improves your profile in the water, thereby reducing dragYou should ensure the roll is powered from the hips and not the shoulders.Drill: While swimming in a streamlined position, aim for an exaggerated body roll of up to 70° from the horizontal

LSSM and FSMT.Injuries treated Muscle strains; sprains of the back, hips and leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles; shoulder, neck and arm soreness. When to go If you’re stiff or sore after a long run, or have a nagging

this as thousands of people of all ages and abilities cross the finish line every year. Running is fun, convenient and, best of all, it's free."There is another wayIt's called the waist-hip ratio, and as a measure of obesity it's far more useful to you as runner

will be slightly shorter and the rear of the bike will be tucked under the rider more. This allows the rider's hips to remain forward and open in the aero position.Holding an aero position on a tri-specific bike versus a road bike with clip-on aero bars should

improved range of motion in the hip flexors.StressYou don't need a full-body rubdown to feel good. In a 2010 study from Sweden, one 80-minute hand-and-foot massage significantly lowered subjects' heart rates, cortisol levels and insulin levels - all