torso upright until your foot appears behind your head. Only then can you start to lower your torso; the full (and almost impossible) expression of the posture is to have your legs in standing splits and your torso parallel to the ground. Like I said

.  2. When you're in the full expression, bend at the waist, keeping your standing leg straight. It's essential your leg is locked or you could strain your knee. It doesn't matter if you're still holding your foot, you bend at the waist (keeping your

. Cross your right leg over your left leg just above the left knee.6. Now move you right foot behind your left leg and hook your foot over your left calf muscle. Don't worry if you can't get the foot behind the other calf just yet - it take some people

with socks and shoes... I am convinced that you need larger running shoes. Often the second toe ends up sticking out beyond the big toe when running, and the foot is forced down and spreads as it gets hot. – BlisterIn ten years of running I've not had one

would sound like one of the muppets.But it does good things, really good things, as Olga Allon, Director of London's Hot Bikram Yoga explains: "This is a forward compression pose, and your throat is meant to feel a little bit choked. By compressing

-important endurance element of your training.✘    Classes are usually between 45 to 60 minutes – too short to develop endurance for all but sprint triathlons.✘    Spinning studios often become hot, even during lower intensity sessions, leaving you feeling drained

and the range of movement around the joints, training runners to use the body as one unit, teaching alignment and restoring balance.Hot yoga, of course, takes this one step further. The use of a hot room (typically up to 40˚C) increases blood flow to the muscles

. The leading ladies went past in the opposite direction and I gave the leaders and the British girls a cheer as they went past - no sign of Liz Yelling, she must have been off the pace. At around the 14 mile mark, I had a moment's cramp in my left foot

leads to that physio on speed-dial). To achieve the correct set-up for a locked - not hyper-extended - leg, follow this guide: Stand on one leg and distribute your bodyweight equally around your foot. Too much weight in the heel encourages hyper

Getty Images Running in hot, humid weather can be tricky. You’ll be keen to keep cranking out the miles through the summer months, but it’s crucial to protect yourself from sunstroke, heat exhaustion and sunburn – a risk even