UAN: Article type:++ADD PICS++--You should perform these prior to every run and before all strengthening exercises. Ideally, you should do them every day. PsoasKneel down in a lunge position with your front leg out in front of you at 90 degrees

and glutes and strengthen your lats, psoas, quadriceps and lumbar erectors.What to doImproving your core stability has two components; we've put the exercises on separate pages:StretchesStrengtheningContactFor more details of corrective exercise programming

uphill, but running uphill all the time isn't really an option! I've seen two physios and a sports doctor, and all have suggested various abdominal/core strength exercises. They think it's perhaps a tight psoas or abdominal muscle, and have tried manually

/ leg slowly. Hold for 30 secs. Do this after every exercise session – without fail – as the hamstring needs to be stretched to help prevent knee problems . UPDATE….see Hartmann's site at end of doc for an even better technique14 Psoas Muscle Stretches

flexibility seems to help, too. A few minutes calling psoas (lower abs) and other core muscles to attention helps too. Stepping on spiky balls before putting trainers on is also a good one – I find it helps wake my feet up. I guess the most important thing