Our priorities are all out of shape. When we worry about fat, we focus on the stuff you can pinch between your fingers, the stuff that droops over waistbands and sabotages the silhouette. But something far more sinister is going on beneath the slightly wobbly surface. When it com...

Our priorities are all out of shape. When we worry about fat, we focus on the stuff you can pinch between your fingers, the stuff that droops over waistbands and sabotages the silhouette. But something far more sinister is going on beneath the slightly wobbly surface. When it com...

Cancer killersIt's estimated that one in three of us will develop cancer at some point. Exercise is, of course, very important in maintaining good health, but you can also do some more work in the kitchen to keep you fit and strong. By making some simple healthy adjustments to yo...

Chrissie Wellington, A Life Without Limits (£18.99)Julia says: Before reading this book I expected it simply to cover the training life and perseverance it took for Chrissie to become the incredible sports woman that she is. How wrong I was

clunk on the osteo’s table every now and then to sort it out,” he says. Backs: to the future. (Real-life solutions) Real-life stories: how two runners beat back pain Injury-Proof Your Back: five sets of everyday tips to stay pain-free Curls

chances of staying healthy and happy – in running and in all other aspects of your busy life. Here are 11 strategies to help you on the way.Strike a balance between...Shorter & longerIf you always tend to run the same loop of the same distance, it’s time

gained three stone and lost a lot of confidence in myself. During this difficult period, I set myself a goal and that was to get fit and be positive in life. I wanted to complete a marathon.In 2008 I achieved my goal and completed my first marathon which

It took five years of waiting, four months of training and over five hours for me to do - but I did it! Even now as I’m sitting here writing this, I cannot quite believe that I’ve done it. Saturday started off with the train to London and the expo, where I met a fellow Runner's W...

Q I’ve developed a recurring blister between my big toe and the one next to it. I’ve tried taping up the area and also using petroleum jelly, all to no avail. It’s now making me miss training.A As you’ve discovered, petroleum jelly is not durable enough to overcome the mechanic...

as your spine compensates, resulting in a scoliosis. If this is the case, your GP is probably right: the long-term pounding of running is likely to aggravate your back, and could lead to arthritic changes and pain later in life. If you do not have ‘wedging