overheating. Don’t wear tight-fitting clothes.Eat well Be sure you’re getting enough iron, calcium, folic acid and other essential nutrients.Go easy Running to the point of exhaustion doesn’t do you or your baby any good.

, but a record of your emotions. This will help you track your energy patterns alongside your training, so you’ll immediately know if you’re overtraining.19. Try yogaConsider taking a yoga class, increasingly popular among runners, to loosen tight muscles

to listen to my knees – and particularly to my iliotibial bands [the tissue that connects the knee to the hip] when they scream,” says 44-year-old Mandy Amster. “I used to get depressed about decreasing my miles when these bands felt tight. But now I just

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to the muscles, reduce tightness and preserve fitness. On the other hand, total rest allows the leg muscles to devote all their energies to the rebuilding process.To gauge the relative values of rest and running, scientists in the US recently studied a large

TV. The heart is a muscle. If you don't exercise it, it becomes weak and flabby. Still, every runner should know the signs of a heart attack: unusual shortness of breath; chest, arm or neck tightness; nausea; and a cold sweat. If you experience these

. But that tight feeling is enough to put you off running home, isn't it? Thanks to spinach, not any more. Researchers at the University of California, US, found that high levels of dietary magnesium - found in strong concentrations in leafy vegetables - has links

to cover every training eventuality on their way to Paris. This month, why not mix up your training and hit the trails? The kit on the right is designed especially for offroad running:l Women’s trail zip tee (£35)l Women’s trail knee l tight (£38)l Men

straight away before you struggle to do this (as I’m sure you know). You may also need to reduce your meds before this sort of exercise and I would not recommend you carb load unless you tightly monitor your blood glucose. Even then the response

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