be as effective as antidepressants. Nonetheless, "a lack of environmental light can make you feel low because light deprivation affects hormone levels", says Victoria Revell, a chronobiologist at the University of Surrey. This means an imbalance of sleep

sleep.  Reduce stress.Improve and accelerate recovery. As a preventative intervention, continued use of relaxation techniques can help to prevent injury.Active relaxation Of course there is a difference between having a lie-in until noon – under

. And sleeping. And sitting around with family and friends. After all that, how many minutes are left for a run? On too many days, none. And that’s precisely why we started researching this article. To make sure you never utter the ‘not enough time’ excuse again

as better and as less rigorous compared with those who fast. That said, not everyone can eat before a morning run. If you’re the type of person who sleeps until the minute before you head out of the door, you might not be able to fit in the meal before

the alarm for 5.15am, eat porrige and banana with matchsticks in my eyes, and go straight back to sleep for two hours. – Queenie VictoriaThe fuel for a morning run will be provided from the previous evening's food intake. I think it's worth taking on some

, wear a good bra and listen to your body, go for it. I couldn't wait to get back exercising after having my daughter and found it really helped to have some time to myself. Everyone says you should get as much sleep as possible, but I used some of my

've been absolutely wiped and sleeping way more than usual but still feeling tired. So I've been to the doctors, had all kinds of blood tests and will hopefully find out soon whether it's a virus, anaemia or something else equally evil. Hopefully, I

DiaryWeeks 13 - 14Helen says: Sometimes it feels like all I do is run, work and sleep - bring on the taper! I've had some more great runs and successfully ran 2:39 at the Human Race Kingston Breakfast Run 16 (April 5). Even when I needed to be kicked out

're feeling unmotivated, or you aren't sleeping that well. The cure-all is rest. Don't run for a day or two, and when you start up again, stick to easy runs until the bothersome signs disappear. Treat your feet Those beefy, well-cushioned shoes you wear

medal winner 2009 and Asics ambassadorTriangulate your training"Think of your programme as a triangle with equal sides. One is your training, another is your nutrition and one is your sleep. You recover and get fitter as you sleep and research shows