with the results: “I’m training to run a marathon and have been increasing my weekly mileage to about 40 miles with no leg pain,” she says. Case Study TwoRob Watts had been running for more than 12 years before an old back injury he’d sustained playing cricket as a
," they add. One of the key reasons for back injuries among runners is excessive training on hard surfaces, so try to avoid always running on roads or pavements. On these hard surfaces, any misalignment in your musculoskeletal system will be absorbed higher up
. Avoid bed rest. Movement, even crawling on hands and knees, is better than inactivity. Backs: to the future. (Real-life solutions) Real-life stories: how two runners beat back pain Injury-Proof Your Back: five sets of everyday tips to stay pain
