You know that adding some weight training to your programme will help your running by making you more stable and powerful, but what if you don’t fancy joining a gym? Here’s the answer: stay at home and use your own body weight for all-round strength
it affects existing runners; sometimes people with eating disorders take up running specifically to lose more weight.The long-term effect of under-eating can be devastating – in women it can cause menstrual and fertility problems, and osteoporosis is much
Sonia O’Sullivan achieved a 5K personal best eight months after having her second baby. Norwegian marathon runner Ingrid Kristiansen was out there winning races just four months after giving birth. In fact, last year’s World Championships was awash
" with your weight supported on your shoulders and upper arms. Keeping your legs straight, do 10 large scissor kicks, then do 10 "Y" kicks out to the sides.Ankle BounceLean forward against a wall with your feet close together and flat on the ground. Raise both
Apart from the sort of injuries that can plague all runners – shin splints, black toenails, tendonitis – there are some health issues that are more prevalent in women runners, and some that are exclusively female.AcneWomen runners can be plagued
to turn than the Runner's World Health and Injury Forum? From lambswool to tennis balls, their solutions reach the parts that conventional medicine sometimes doesn't.To see a fuller discussion about any of the topics, click 'See full thread'. You can add
