7 Secrets to Prevent Running Injuries

Every time your foot lands on the ground, your leg absorbs two to three times your body weight. Multiply that by the number of steps you take to run five miles, and multiply that by how many times you run each week, and you can see how much stress your legs have to deal with to be a runner. 

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Ask the physio: hip flexibility

The importance of hip-flexibility and problme-free running. 
How good hip rotation help reduce the risks of Torque at the knee, Overpronation and Knee-tracking issues.

 

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10 "Secrets" to Take Your Running to the Next Level

When it comes to improving as a runner, there are no shortcuts. Solid, sensible training and an intelligent, long-term approach. If implemented on a regular basis, it will give you a far better chance of elevating your performance than any other alternative plan.

Here's how to implement this no-nonsense, foolproof approach.

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Eight reasons coffee is good for runners

A cup of coffee jolts your mood, reduces disease risk, and adds a kick to your workout. Delicious, delicious coffee. A morning cup of coffee is a must for many runners. It wakes you up, energises your workout, and gets your system moving, too. But there are more reasons to indulge in that second or third cup. 

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Top tips on how to tackle tight hamstrings

For runners experiencing pain due to tight hamstrings, the first instinct is often to stretch. The pain may very well be due to tight hamstrings. However, here's why your stretching is most likely NOT helping you.

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Nutrition blog: What to eat before a 10K

SIS’s expert breaks down how to ensure you are correctly fuelled and hydrated for a 10K race and training run.

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Increase stamina without aggravating a weak spot or injury on the mend

Recovering from injury but loathe to give up on your training? Here are four strategies you can employ to continue to build endurance while in rehab.

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Exercise addiction isn't tied to weekly mileage

In the popular view, people who run daily, and who run relatively high mileage, are far more often considered "addicted to running" than less frequent, lower-mileage runners.

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9 Stay-Fit Training Tips For The Holiday Season

Don’t let your fitness go sideways during the holiday season!
Every year, the last week of November represents something of an invisible cliff for even the most active person, and for the next six weeks or so, our fitness falls at a fast pace amid an influx of holiday parties and social gatherings until it’s time to make a resolution to start working out again at the turn of the year.

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How to run up (and down) hills

This field trial captured how runners varied their pace and effort over real-world, hilly terrain and found that they ascended too fast and took more than a minute to recover. The results revealed valuable lessons.

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