, making massage a helpful remedy. Try 10 minutes of massage on alternate days for a week, and see how this affects your pain when running. As the symptoms are in both calves, the problem could also stem from your back – whether you have symptoms of back

Your calves and shins may not have the complex construction or delicate reputation of your knees and feet, but that doesn’t mean they’re indestructible. In a recent survey of 14,000 injured runners, sports podiatrist Stephen M Pribut found that calf

(a very gentle inward curve in the lower back). Relax your lower abdominals, then gently flatten (without bracing) below the belly button towards your back. Try to keep the ‘six-pack’ muscles, your breathing and your diaphragm relaxed. This should

loosely arrange at a 30-40 degree angle away form the body, like the wings of a plane.  Your feet should be hip width apart2. Inhale and, using your whole core: glutes, lower back, abdominals, breathe in lift your arms, legs off the floor as high as you

lean back to increase the stretch in the front of your thigh. Take care if you have ankle problems, and stay tall in your upper body to avoid compressing your lower back. 2. Bent-leg standing hamstrings stretchBe thoroughly warmed up before you attempt

tailbone under to flatten your lower spine. Once you feel the stretch, gently press into the chair or ball with your foot for five seconds before relaxing and moving further into the stretch. Repeat three to five times. Lumbar ErectorsLie flat on your back

Anterior muscle)1 Begin at the top of a push-up, with your weight on your arms. 2 Keeping your arms straight, raise the torso away from the floor.3 Lower your torso back toward the floor between your arms, without bending your arms. 4 Complete 1-3 sets of 8-15

out.For all of the exercises, start with one set of up to 10 repetitions, with 30 seconds recovery between sets, and gradually work up to three sets of 20 reps.Press-ups This old favourite is great for developing strong chest muscles, but a lot

as an excessive arch in the lower back. This altered position of the pelvis internally rotates the femur, which leads to the knee dropping inwards during running, causing the runner, at the end of the chain, to overpronate to compensate. As you can imagine

– to 12 o’clock – with your right foot, lowering yourself into a lunge position. Return to the standing position. Keeping your supporting leg in the same position, lunge forward again, this time diagonally to 1 o’clock. Repeat the lunge to 2 o