Staying Healthy
There’s no doubt that running’s good for you, but every now and then you might feel a twinge or pick up a common injury like a blister or shin splints.
Check out the articles below to learn how to stay healthy and prevent injury – and if you do pick up a problem, find out how to identify and treat some of the most common running injuries. For further help, visit the Runners Medical Resource.
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The Health Benefits of Running
Here’s the science behind running and how it improves the way your body works. -
How to Avoid Overtraining
Find out more about overtraining and how to avoid it here. -
Top 10 Healthy Running Tips
Get your training right with our tips to keeping your body in top condition. -
Different Types of Running Injury
We’ve put together our guide to the different types of running injury. -
Preventing Injury on Race Day
Here are our tips for staying healthy, happy and injury free during the Virgin Money London Marathon. -
Boost Your Training With Sports Massage
Regular sports massages can give a great boost to your training – they’re not just for treating sporting injuries. -
How to Treat Knee Pain
Anterior knee pain (AKP) is the name used to describe a range of conditions that affect the front of the knee. -
Avoiding Jogger's Nipple and Other Breast Injuries
We’ve outlined the most common complaints below and what you can do to help prevent and treat them. -
Identifying Hip Flexor Injuries
Although injuries to the hip flexors are rare, it’s important to be aware of the symptoms and know what to do if you’re concerned. -
Top Tips for Tackling Muscle Pain
Even if you’re in top physical condition it’s common to experience muscle pains when you take up running, or start training for a big event like the Virgin Money London Marathon. -
Shin Splints & Lower Leg Pain
We’ve outlined some of the main conditions that cause lower leg pain and shin splints. -
How to Recover from Achilles Injuries
Here are some of the ways you can avoid overworking your Achilles tendon. -
How to Prevent Blisters
Foot blisters are one of the most common running injuries. Find out what causes them, how to treat them and most importantly, how to prevent them. -
How to beat Seasonal Affective Disorder
From social running to using vitamin supplements and light boxes, these ideas will have your running back on track in no time… -
Injury Clinics
Click here to view a full list of Injury Clinics who will be more than happy to assist you with any injury questions and problems you may have. -
Ten Ways to Avoid Running Injuries
The right approach will help you to arrive on the start line of your next marathon in the best shape of your life, says running coach Sam Murphy -
Four Exercises Every Runner Should Do
Include strength training in your routine to reduce your injury risk -
Essential Stretches for Runners
Try this simple stretching routine after you run -
London Marathon Medical Advice
Please read this advice carefully – we want you to enjoy Race Day as safely and comfortably as possible. -
Five Ways to Improve Your Running While Watching TV
We’ve put together this fail-safe routine that you can do in front of the telly to keep you strong and injury-free into January... -
The Top Five Stretches for Runners
We spoke to our experts to get the low down on the essential stretches for runners that we can all squeeze into a routine... -
Risk Management
How to avoid, and beat, the seven most common body breakdowns -
Run in Comfort
Eight tips that can help to improve pelvic floor muscle tone and support whilst running... -
Femoral (hip) Stress Fractures in Runners