, diagnose and fix the basic cause of the injury, whether it is bad shoes, poor nutrition or inadequate preparation before you run. Remember that although your injury may have healed, your cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength won't be what it was before

) may aggravate your injury. Once these have been done, you can start thinking about exercises like leg presses (to strengthen your knee) and seated hip abductor and adductor exercises as a precursor to returning to running.—Martin Haines, chartered

, something that is going wrong in our bodies and if you are really in pain, this should not be ignored. – fatgirlslimConceding to your physical limitations is not a cop-outBe very careful about which injuries you choose to try and run through. If you ignore a

flexors. If you lean forward slightly, your body will also move up and down less, leading to quicker recovery, greater efficiency and less impact-related injuries.     Running tall should mean your torso is straight and not crumpling forwards around

UAN:204 Article type:--SymptomsYou must have experienced ankle sprains before – an awkward footplant, followed by a sickening pain as your ankle twists inward and the agony of any further movement.SignsFollowing the injury, rapid bruising

to describe the type of runner I used to be, ‘stupid’ would probably do it. I could happily go from zero to 60 miles per week, in less than seven days. I could proudly wear a pair of running shoes until they literally fell off my feet. I treated injuries as a

UAN:231 Article type:--SymptomsSimple pain in the Achilles tendon on contraction, particularly if you tip-toe or run, although it may settle after a couple of miles. It is often stiff on first getting out of bed.SignsThere may be little

. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that being positive helps runners battle back from injury more quickly.Variety packIt's a truism that variety is the spice of life. Cross-training will help you strengthen muscles other than those used in running. "Running

UAN:234 Article type:--Shinsplints are one of the most common running injuries. They result from tired or inflexible calf muscles putting too much stress on tendons, which become strained and torn. Overpronation aggravates this problem, as can

Want to know the formula for running success? It goes: run, recover, repeat. While most of us get the beginning and end bits right, the middle step often gets overlooked. It's partly because we're short of time, but I suspect there's also the belief