. Bend the underneath leg up until the thigh is at 90° to your body and the lower leg at 90° to the thigh. Use the upper arm to stabilise your upper body by placing your hand on the floor. Prop your upper body up on the under arm with a bent elbow. Ensure
Runners know how to rank their body parts. Most vulnerable? It has to be the knees. Most tortured? Feet. Most powerful? When it comes to speed, endurance and holding the strength that gets us uphill, downhill and everywhere in between, most of us
, swimming or a well-balanced gym routine helps to future-proof your body against the imbalances that can cause strains and over-use injuries. Don't underestimate how much your hips and upper body contribute to a stable, smooth running style.And stretching
is called the passenger unit and includes the spine, upper body, arms and head. These two units meet in the lower lumbar spine. Most injuries that are referred to as "simple back pain" are caused by strains and sprains. In our working lives, as well as our
it has already occurred.Let us explain, using overpronation as a specific example. This excessive inward rolling of the foot and ankle as we run often contributes to leg injuries in runners, because it creates a chain of stresses up the body. We commonly
on the nature of sports injury. "The runner will say, ‘My knee is killing me when I run,’ but it’s usually the result of tightness in the hip, posterior fibula or pelvis." Your knee can even hurt, says Gray, from a dud ankle on the other side of your body. "If
