important and will prevent your muscles and tendons from becoming overloaded. – Ian MoffattSome swear by prevention rather than cure I religiously follow the stretching guide which I found here on RW, especially paying attention to the ITB stretches. Several

on the theory that for pain to travel along a nerve, it has to go through a 'gate'. In order to 'ease' pain or 'control' it, the idea is to close the gate and prevent the signal going to the brain. The way we 'close' the gate is by stimulating the nerve so

get chafed by wearing the HRM! Chafing can be prevented by using Vaseline or similar.You will need to work out the best method to put it on and do it up too! I start with one hook at the top then the bottom then "fill in" the rest! Overall: Excellent

groups and preventing injury, taking a leaf out of a triathlete’s book might just prove a surprising ticket to improved running performance.What are the benefits of cross-training?Participating in different sports boosts your cardiovascular fitness

- what advice would you offer him as he prepares for his first half-marathon?"I’m a fairly new runner (aged 37) and a busy job and young family prevents me from having a rigid training schedule. I tend to start each run very steadily then decide whether