another method of contraception. Incontinence Women are more prone to stress incontinence because of their anatomy. It's estimated that one in two women experience some level of urine leakage and it is annoying and disconcerting. Although running does

, but most address the specific needs of women. You may find things you already know, but we’re sure you’ll discover new ideas that can help you to become the runner you want to be.1. Running is a state of mind. The only thing that determines your success

in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Danish researchers studied the sports and leisure-time activities of 5,749 healthy pregnant women in the first and early second trimesters of their pregnancies. They discovered that physical activity during

I could have run forever. No matter how much time passes, I can still mentally put myself on that road. A perfect run on a perfect day.” (From Joan Samuelson’s Running for Women.)Okay, so you’re not an Olympic champion like Joan Benoit Samuelson

Q I gave birth nine weeks ago, and before this I was running up to eight miles every day. I went for my first run the other day and felt dreadful. I want to run a 10K in a couple of months, before tackling a half-marathon in the autumn. I

before the 1970s you may still have lead pipes or there may be a lead pipe connecting your home with your area's water supply.Harmful effects: Even a small amount is bad news; lead can cause irritability, anaemia and nerve damage. Women trying to conceive

-runners, black toenails are caused by blood pooling beneath the nail. The most likely cause? Very long runs in ill-fitting shoes. “There should be 1cm between the end of the shoe and the longest toe, with the toes neither crowded nor slipping around,” says Prior

deficiency because they simply do not lose the volume of blood (and therefore iron) which women do.Some researchers believe that running further increases the risk of iron deficiency due to loss of iron in sweat, urine and the gastrointestinal bleeding which

’t think I drink excessively for a woman, but I often manage three glasses of wine an evening – and avoid other people after a run?A It certainly isn’t uncommon for runners to suffer from sore throats when they’re training, so you’re not alone. Training

and the number of hours they spent running each week. This is known as a correlational study – the hypothesis being that as the number of hours spent running each week increases the individual’s stress score will reduce. The sheer number of responses meant that I