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Trouble Spots: How To Avoid Common Injuries
By Beth Dreher on 29/06/2009 09:00:15
We're all prone to injuries, but which ones? Here's how to sidestep aches and pains before they take hold (non-subscriber preview)
you were likely to face – before a single symptom struck? Sports physician Jack Taunton and exercise scientist Michael Ryan, both recreational runners from the University of British Columbia, Canada, were studying sports injuries four years ago when
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Enduring Questions: Marathon Drinking - How Much?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/02/2006 16:10:10
You used to worry about not being hydrated enough. But recent studies say that too much could be far worse. What's the truth?
important marathon-related health risk facing runners everywhere. The history of exercise-associated hyponatremia is closely tied to Dr Tim Noakes, a South African sports medicine expert and author of The Lore of Running. In the 1970s Noakes was a devoted
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Racing Away: Top Travel Tips
By David Mitchell on 23/10/2008 12:05:57
Here's how to make sure that race overseas really does prove to be the experience of a lifetime
into the dangerous-sport category, many standard policies don’t cover competitions. Make sure you read the small print and, if necessary, find a specialist insurer who will offer you a policy covering activities considered to be high-risk, such as running at high
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Bodyworks: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 13:41:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
. Injury, in the form of a rupture, may be due to an accident in everyday life, or as a result of sporting trauma. If a tear occurs, nine times out of 10 it will be in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).SymptomsYou are likely to have twisted your knee
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The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team
By Matt Barbour on 01/07/2008 12:43:15
With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best
Wanted: Coaching team. Must include running coach, sport psychologist, physiotherapist, nutritionist and doctor.What runner hasn't wished for a chance to work with a team of experts who can answer all their questions, tell them what to do, maybe
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Time to Take Control
By Alison Hamlett on 23/11/2009 16:08:22
Because of his bipolar disorder, Matt Harmston was overweight and drinking far too much. Then he chanced across late-night footage of an Ironman competition and his life began to change
, then I consider that job done." By turning his own life around, he's already succeeded.To find out more, visit Harmston's website at www.tri-mind.comDoctor's OrdersDr Rob Copeland is a sports exercise psychologist at the Centre for Sport and Exercise
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Nutrition FAQs
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2002 19:41:20
Frequently-asked questions about the cocktail of spaghetti and sports drinks that puts the tiger in your tank
UAN:249 Article type:RW+--You may know how to run, but what about the cocktail of spaghetti and sports drinks that puts the tiger in your tank? Here are some of the most frequently-asked questions about food – and how to use it to improve your
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A Tale Of Two Steves
By Daniel Benson on 11/02/2004 16:19:53
Steve Lloyd's inspirational tale of weight loss and running. From 31 to 16 stone in four years!
If you were to ask a bunch of runners as to why they took up the sport, you would immediately get a whole load of different responses. It might be that they wanted to get fit, maybe it was to loose weight, or even because they thought
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Keep Taking The Tablets? (preview)
By Roy Stevenson on 07/07/2010 11:36:12
If you’re confused about whether you should take a vitamin supplement, and what good, if any, it might do, rest assured you are not alone
consult your doctor before making any decisions about supplements.In Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, nutritionist Monique Ryan notes that, "For endurance athletes they [supplements] are crucially important. Because of your training
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No More Excuses
By Andy Richardson on 11/09/2002 19:03:48
No ifs, no buts - make your training a cop-out-free zone!
, among other things. But your favourite soap is on, and youre beginning to think running will have to wait until tomorrow. Celebrity trainer David The Body Doctor Marshall says you should train early in the day instead. That way, you make sure you get
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