kind or another. Often, people returning to running make the mistake of thinking that, because they’ve run before, they can very quickly increase their training without risking injury. But the legs in particular require a gradual increase in the amount

is the largest nerve in the leg and which passes down the back of the thigh, emerges through the back of the pelvis under some muscles which often become tight in runners.An added complication can be the after-effects of pregnancy and childbirth. In the last

injury has probably left scar tissue on your Achilles, and once scar tissue has become inflexible and tight, it can be very difficult to mobilise. The efforts you have made to massage and stretch the tendon are good, but it may be worth discussing some

as little time in contact with the ground as possible - this will reduce the risk of injury and increase your speed. Increase the efficiency and energy return of your landings by trying the skipping exercises loved by boxers. Start with 20-second skipping

TendonitisWhat it is Tenderness in your lower calf near your heel that usually strikes when you push off your toes.Who's at risk? Men with a BMI of 25 or higher (a man who is 5'10"and weighs 12.5 stone [80kg], for example) who run a nine-minute-per-mile pace

therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40

choice. Wallow in self-pity, lose your aerobic base, put on weight and make yourself and everyone around you miserable – or get a life. Here's the plan...1. No whining If you love to run, there's no denying that injury downtime can be a

Learning how to manage injury – and the threat of injury – is an unavoidable side-effect of being a runner, but how can you tell whether the sudden onset of pain will pass in a couple of miles or is a sign of something more serious? Is the only

therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40

UAN: Article type:--Knowledge is the power to reducing your injury risk. Join us on a tour of the body’s components, and look at how they become damaged.BonesBones are essentially the scaffolding of the body, and although they have some flexibility