or a seamless design in crucial areas such as the heel and across the toes to cut out chafing and blisters. Fit Ensure the fit is snug and look for elasticated sections around the arch and across the top cuff, which help to keep the sock in place

and cushioning but they're generally lighter (most weigh around 250-300g) and narrower. Some shoes in this category were classed by their brands as minimalist. We've highlighted these with an icon.FeaturesElevated toe spring to help with speedy toe

Alexandra Rees is a qualified sport and exercise scientist, ex-club runner and Bikram yoga devotee of six years, who can now touch her toes with sickening ease.Like Kerry McCarthy, who in our first blog admitted that he thought yoga was solely

fasciitis, an injury that tends to strike those who overtrain, neglect to stretch their calf muscles or overdo hill sessions and speedwork. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue that stretches from the toes to the heel. "If the plantar fascia

and posture problems, which could be located anywhere from your neck to your toes.But as Cardiff podiatrist Gareth Bamsey explains, many gait and posture problems do stem from the feet. “It’s a skyscraper’s base that makes it so sturdy,” he says. “Take a

around the toe boxes, with the fit becoming more comfortable after the first run. LewisKit Coolmax Curbar £4 Fibre content 42% merino wool, 42% acrylic, 14% nylon, 2% elastaneShort description Multi-purpose sock that is light, breathable and has thinly

UAN: Article type:--SymptomsIt’s hard to miss a rupture or break of the Achilles tendon (TA). You’ll feel an acute pain, possibly hear a noise as loud as a gunshot, feel faint and a little clammy and find that you cannot stand properly on your toes

UAN:207 Article type:--SymptomsYou’ll notice a painful, hot toe after a run in new shoes or without socks. This may then cause discomfort in any shoes.SignsYour nail turns dark red or black due to blood underneath. This happens because the constant

UAN:211 Article type:--SymptomsHallux rigidus refers to osteoarthritis of the first MTP joint. You’ll feel pain in the joint, worsened by pushing or pulling the toe up and down.SignsAlthough the joint may be swollen, there is often little to see

UAN:221 Article type:--Symptoms You’ll normally feel numbness down the insides of the third and fourth toes, and pain under the ball of the foot which gets worse as you run. Although it may feel like walking on pebbles in shoes it is often relieved