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Runner's Relief: How To Fix Mid-Run Troubles
By Beth Dreher on 15/06/2009 08:12:28
How to beat pounding headaches, sudden allergy attacks and other woes that can strike on the road
Four years ago, Dutch duathlete Huub Mass was competing at world level in shorter events, but suffering diarrhoea and vomiting when attempting longer races. He approached sport and exercise
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Women's Health
By Runner's World on 10/09/2009 01:20:44
Acne, osteoporosis, incontinence, menstrual problems - learn more about some of the most common health issues affecting female runners
not cause incontinence, the activity – as well as that of other exercises and sports – can induce urine leakage in women who are already prone to it. Many women find relief by strengthening the muscles in the pelvic area with Kegel exercises. To do these
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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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Life After Birth
By Runner's World on 26/05/2004 15:11:51
Child benefit... three real-life stories of how giving birth can improve your running
supportive, as were the doctors and midwives. They all encouraged me to carry on as long as I felt okay.It’s a good job I was so strong and fit when I went into labour because the whole thing was very fast but very difficult. My son’s heart kept stopping so
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Enduring Questions - Are Free Radicals Harmful?
By Amby Burfoot on 05/12/2006 11:18:36
Should you be afraid of free radicals? Running produces them, illness is caused by them, antioxidants combat them. Or maybe not
has been studying questions like this for more than 20 years, in between running 58 marathons (with a 2:37 PB) and ultra-marathons. He is also a doctor of public health and a professor of exercise science at Appalachian State University in the USA. I
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It Won't Change My Running!
By Emma Litterick on 05/06/2002 21:50:35
A first-hand experience of running and pregnancy - prepare to be surprised...
minutes whenever I trained.It was summer and we took a trip to the South of France to stay with my sister. She thought I was mad to be running in my condition. One evening, a doctor came round for an aperitif. I was all but internally examined
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The Runner's Survival Guide
By Martha Schindler on 16/05/2005 16:11:04
There are many physical challenges on the run. Here's how to keep them to a minimum
is often a sign of dehydration or oncoming heat illness, according to sports doctor David Jenkinson. "Even slight dehydration immediately impacts performance," he explains. "It is a danger even in the colder winter months." Dizziness can also be caused by a
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Caffeine, or not to caffeine?
By Judi Ketteler on 02/10/2007 15:14:02
A recent study raised concerns about caffeine and exercise. What's a coffee lover to do?
Grounds for coffee consumptionAs frequently happens with nutrition news, the pendulum then swung back in caffeine's favour. An April 2006 Journal of Sports Science study found caffeine had a positive impact on the performance of male distance runners. A group
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Run Like A Dream
By Matt Barbour on 29/12/2008 08:43:12
Make sleep the sharpest training tool in your box to take your running to a new level
. "Most people find that when they are in the midst of their training and they're feeling good, their sleep is much more sound compared with the tossing and turning that, unfortunately, a lot of people do."One thing that most runners, coaches and doctors
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30 Things Every Woman Should Know About Running
By The RW staff on 05/06/2002 21:41:02
Health, psychology, weight loss, pregnancy and motherhood, training, racing... all from a female runner's angle
running burns more calories than just about any other activity. In short, nothing will help you to lose weight, and then keep it off, the way running does.5. Doctors consider that moderate exercise during a normal pregnancy is completely safe for the baby
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