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Injury-proof your body: Thighs & Hips
By Ted Spiker on 08/06/2007 10:39:47
The powerhouse muscles of our hips and thighs drive us forward, ensure we land safely and help keep our knees and feet in good working order. Here's how to make sure they stay healthy

would find it hard to credit anything other than our thighs. And for good reason. The muscles that make up our upper legs drive our running – whether we’re sprinting for 100 yards or battling our way through 26.2 miles. Run enough hills and you

Injury-proof your body: Thighs & Hips (Preview)
By Ted Spiker on 08/06/2007 11:28:18
The powerhouse muscles of our hips and thighs drive us forward, ensure we land safely and help keep our knees and feet in good working order. Here's how to make sure they stay healthy (non-subscriber preview)

would find it hard to credit anything other than our thighs. And for good reason. The muscles that make up our upper legs drive our running – whether we’re sprinting for 100 yards or battling our way through 26.2 miles. Run enough hills and you

Bodyworks: Adductor Injuries
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 13:47:57
How to recognise them, how to overcome them

, but also rotational, and each of these movements requires appropriately placed muscle contractions. Some muscles even perform two functions, depending on the position of the hip. The function of the adductor muscles is to pull the thighs together and rotate

Bodyworks: Hamstring Injuries
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 14:22:57
How to recognise them, how to overcome them

that varies from a strain to a classic rip.Hamstring StrainsAlthough the hamstrings run down the back of the thigh, injury to the lower part may well be felt behind the knee, either on the inside or outside.SymptomsNot only may there be pain behind the knee

RW's Deeper Stretches
By Runner's World on 25/06/2002 17:21:33
If you're comfortable with the basic stretches, try these more advanced alternatives

lean back to increase the stretch in the front of your thigh. Take care if you have ankle problems, and stay tall in your upper body to avoid compressing your lower back. 2. Bent-leg standing hamstrings stretchBe thoroughly warmed up before you attempt

Yoga for Runners: Stretch Your Way to a Faster 5K
By Alexandra Rees on 27/04/2011 10:55:10
Discover how yoga could help your running, and why nursery rhymes are actually very scientific...

?Remember that song about the skeletons, 'the leg bone's connected to the knee bone; the knee bone's connected to the thigh bone...'? As silly as it seems, this nursery rhyme is actually referring to the kinetic chain: you damage one part of the body, and something

Yoga For Runners: Position 3 - Utkatasana
By Alexandra Rees on 13/06/2011 11:19:21

and down the beach in 84 degree heat. I hear it's raining in London? Never mind, eh.Utkatasana in Sanskrit is known as 'awkward pose' in English: Thigh-Burning Pose From Hell would be a more fitting name, but what do I know. It's 'only' the second posture

Q+A: What's this hip pain? Should I stretch?
By Judith Pitt-Brooke on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions

all the way down the outside of the thigh and attaching below the knee. This muscle is important in stabilising the pelvis in running and often becomes tight and inflamed, especially as a result of hill training. The other muscles lie behind the tensor

Q+A: How can I stop my knees hurting after running sessions?
By on 12/04/2011 10:40:56

and to the outside of the knee. It's caused by a tight iliotibial band (ITB), a band of connective tissue that runs down the outside of your thigh to the top of the tibia bone on the lower leg. Pain comes on after a certain distance, on downhill sections or if you

My VLM 2010: sam elliz (3:56.08)
By sam elliz on 27/04/2010 10:15:54
A great first marathon, but I cannot walk now!

fatigue in the front of my thighs at Mile 10 but ran past the couple who got married on Friday and were in their wedding outfits: respect.Going through the tall buildings of Canary Wharf, the back of my right thigh cramped up and I had eaten all my

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