and tights to jackets, and also cast our eye over accessories and high-visibility kit to keep you seen – and safe – on your winter runs. Testing CriteriaWeather-proofing Did it keep out the wind and rain? Weight What was the weight-to-weather-proofing ratio

After a long run or race, your legs, back and shoulders can feel very tight. Practising a few simple restorative yoga poses can help you regain your range of motion, reduce the swelling in your legs and improve blood circulation to  help speed your

if you want to start shedding layers but don't want to throw caution to the wind. It's made from a dual density differential fabric which has two different sized yarns (large next to the skin and tight on the outside), which Nike claim improves the fabric

conditions. The lower back, and the nerves that originate there, can often refer pain into the calves. You can, of course, tear the muscles in the calf. Alternatively the muscles can be tight, predisposing you to ongoing problems. However, it sounds very much

and demanding nature of triathlon training will result in chronically tight muscles, with the knock-on problems of reduced performance and increased injury potential. Paying lip service to flexibility training will simply not cut it anymore and performing

by tight-fitting running shoes. A red itchy rash between the toes is a common symptom. "A daily footcare regime is important for preventing athlete's foot," says Jennie Kershaw from the footcare company Scholl. "It's important to wash your feet and dry them

of your joints and extremities. Tight or imbalanced muscles in the back are regular causes of injury as they are often ignored in training. Pilates can balance those muscles by simultaneously stretching and strengthening the muscles that are pulling

injury has probably left scar tissue on your Achilles, and once scar tissue has become inflexible and tight, it can be very difficult to mobilise. The efforts you have made to massage and stretch the tendon are good, but it may be worth discussing some

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

is the largest nerve in the leg and which passes down the back of the thigh, emerges through the back of the pelvis under some muscles which often become tight in runners.An added complication can be the after-effects of pregnancy and childbirth. In the last