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DISPLAYING ALL ARTICLES 1-119 FOR Injury Prevention
Break Your Bad Running Habits
These easy fixes to common mistakes will make you a healthier runner.

Avoid Your Next Blister
Three steps you can take to avoid blister pain on your next run.

Anatomy of The Core
Learn the muscles that stabilize your core and in turn your running.

Prevent and Treat Bunions
Sidelined by a big toe? It can happen. Here's how to get relief.

Outrun The Common Cold
Running boosts immunity--to a point. When going long, shore up your defenses.

Prevent Ligament Sprains
Winter increases the risk of ligament sprains. Here's how to deal.

Can You Prevent "Sudden Death"?
Ryan Shay's shocking death in the Olympic Marathon Trials has many runners wondering: Can it happen to me? Before you answer that, says our Running Doc, ask yourself a few more questions.

Rehab Your Injuries Right
Adding these 3 exercises to your running routine can help you avoid injury and a trip to the orthopedist.

The Benefits of Running
Running makes us well-oiled machines--ankles, knees, and hips included.

Workouts To Ease Pain
When you find you've got sore muscles resist taking a rest day. Instead, try one of these two workouts to help ease your pain.

Stretch and Strengthen At Once
Try doing this simple hamstring curl to strengthen and stretch your muscles to prevent injuries

Learn To Stretch Your Inner Thighs
Do this stretch to gently lengthen your adductors and reduce your risk of injury.

Avoid Ankle Sprains
If you tend to roll your ankles a lot, try this exercise to make them stronger

Stay On Course
Expert advice on avoiding injuries during marathon training

Cure Runner's Knee
Here's how to get rid of this painful runner's ailment

Self-Massage Techniques
How to work out your own postrun aches and pains

Get Healthy Feet & Ankles
Our feet and ankles are our takeoff and landing gear. Making sure they stay healthy not only prevents injuries--it keeps our other key parts running smoothly

Build Stronger Feet and Ankles
Key exercises to get (and stay) pain-free

The Runner's Body: The Hip & Thigh
Keep these vital parts of your body healthy.

Relieve Your Tight Iliotibial Band
Add this active-isolated stretch to lengthen the ITB without causing harm.

Healthy Calves And Shins
The lower leg may be a simple muscle-and-bone structure, but it does more than just connect your knee to your feet.

Build Stronger Lower Legs
Key exercises to get (and stay) pain-free.

Foam Rolling For Runners
Try these exercises to help prevent injury and improve performance

When Good Knees Go Bad
It's brilliantly designed and amazingly functional. Why is the knee so vulnerable to injury?

An Owner's Manual For Your Knee
To keep running smoothly, it's good to understand how the knee works (and doesn't)

Build a Better Knee
Key exercises to get (and stay) pain-free

How To Prevent A Heart Attack
Running's a good start. Here are three other ways to lower your risk.

Doc On Board
Medical checkups should address runners' needs. Here's some physicians' assistance

The Marathon And Your Heart
To keep your heart safe during a marathon, make sure you're properly trained

What's Your Heart Disease Risk?
Take this quiz and learn your risk for developing heart disease

Structured Recovery
Here's how to ensure you don't do too much too soon after a marathon

What can I do about tight calf muscles when I run?


Avoid Overuse Injuries
4 strategies to help you stay injury free

When To Stop Running
5 signs that say put on the brakes

Save Face And Body
Here's how to keep your skin healthy and comfortable all year long

Cross Training Benefits
Boost your weekly mileage with intense cross-training.

Run To The Dark Side
New research says there are benefits to running before dawn or after dark--even if you don't have to.

Relieve Low-Back Pain
Try these stretches to rid your aching back

Ensure A Safe Landing
During winter, slips and trips are inevitable. Might as well train yourself to fall correctly.

Build A Foundation
Increase your foot flexibility and calf strength to become a better runner

Building Strong Abdominals
Good abs lead to better form and faster running. Here's how to get some

Building A Strong Psoas
Help strengthen and stretch this vital running muscle

Should You Be Afraid Of Free Radicals?
Running produces them, antioxidants combat them, health problems are caused by them. Or not

Bring your dog along on your runs.


Runner's Digest
Eliminate stomach trouble with our short list of foods to eat--and avoid.

On The Brink
How to draw the fine line between hard workouts and overtraining.

Breathe Easy
Running's no fun when you're sneezing and wheezing. luckily, relief is a few steps away.

Alternative Medicine
Use these natural approaches to treat respiratory problems.

Attitude Adjustment
Unhappy? Get over it. Here's how three runners learned to let it go.

So Happy Together
How to keep your relationship with running healthy.

Build A Strong Lower Body
Strength-training your legs helps you run strong and stay injury-free.

All In The Balance
Stability training can improve your running.

Stop Pain In Its Tracks
For those bothersome aches and pains during a run or race try these "quick release" moves.

The Hard And The Soft Of It
Choose the right running surface for your goals.

Mind Over Matter
Ice and meds don't always work. Sometimes you need to out-think your pain.

Flex Time
Yoga's a good training practice for tight, inflexible runners.

Inside Addition
Feet hurt? Shock-absorbing insoles may be the answer.

Follow The Beaten Path
Smart, proven training trends that will help you get faster and stay injury-free.

Running And Arthritis
Even ardent runners wonder if all that pounding won't eventually cause injury.

Strong Medicine
The best over-the-counter cures to heal what ails you.

The Importance Of Strengthening Hip Rotators
Weak hip rotators can be a real pain in the butt.

Is It Okay To Run Sick?
Here's one rule of thumb: Symptoms below the neck require time off, while symptoms above the neck don't. Read on for the full story.

Tune In, Not Out
7 safety tips for listening to music on the run.

Send Blisters Running
Here's how several blister-relief and -prevention products held up on our testers.

How To Stretch Your Calf Muscles
Elastic, flexible calf muscles can soften impact shock.

When To Stop Running
Ignoring what could be distress signals is dangerous.

A New Training Model
Building tough, durable runners from the ground up.

Stretch Standing Up
What to do when comfy mats aren't provided.

Back Up
Your back supports every move you make.

Dr. Feel Good
Injured runners need special treatment.

Flexibility: Loosen Up
Give us three weeks and we'll take your running to a new level.

The Big Chill
A faster, colder, way to recover from your long runs.

Prehab: Hamstrings
Preventing injuries before they happen.

Preventing Achilles Tendinitis
How to avoid this common and debilitating injury.

Rest Easy
Recovery is an important--but often neglected--part of training plans.

Does Running Lower Your Risk Of Cancer?
Regular exercise has many powerful, positive health benefits. But can it save your life?

Run For Cover
The sun can turn a healthy habit into a harmful one.

Stride Right
Gait retraining could put an end to your recurrent running injuries.

Beat The Heat
Running when it's hot isn't just hard--it can be dangerous.

Chasing Zzzzs
Sleep isn't a luxury--it's a training tool.

Danger Zone
Runners face a lot of scary things, so be prepared.

Pill Primer
Pain relievers can be a runner's best friend. Just go easy on race day to avoid some problematic situations.

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome ("Runner's Knee")
Here's how to prevent and treat one of the most common running injuries.

The Right Running Shoe Fit
Getting the proper fit is the most important factor when buying new running shoes.

Pronation, Explained
Personal pronation type is crucial to choosing the proper running shoes.

Safe And Sound
Our 10 laws of injury prevention will keep you healthy, happy, and out on the roads.

The Heart Of A Runner
Take care of your body's most important muscle.

She's Got The Beat
Lori Mosca is the country's leading authority on the topic of women and heart disease.

The X Factor
Cross-training gives runners an extra edge.

Is Cold-Weather Running Bad For You?
In cold-weather, certain body parts need a bit more protection than others.

Flexibility Training
Regular stretching is a must, and when done properly can actually rehabilitate injuries.

The Cold War
Runners need to take extra precautions to stay healthy during cold and flu season.

Running Nonstop
At what point does a healthy habit turn into an unhealthy addiction?

Orthotics For Your Shoes
More runners are spending big bucks on orthotics. Should they be in your shoes, too?

Does Stretching Prevent Injuries?
Everyone knows that flexibility is good for runners, right?

All Systems Go
To run your best, you need to learn to read your body's signals--and then react.

The Art Of Healing
Active Release Techniques helps injured athletes get back in action fast.

Plantar Fasciitis Piriformis
Avoid overloading the connective tissue that runs from the heel to the base of the toes.

The Lowdowns On Rubdowns
Sports massage may be one of the most important parts of your training program.

Springing Ahead Of Yourself
When temperatures finally start to rise, so too will your mileage. Here's how to protect against overtraining.

What Your Knees Need
If you know how your knees work--and how to take care of them--they won't let you down.

Back In Action
Five essential exercises for improving your posture--and your running.

Be Safe Out There
We strive to run faster, longer, or easier. But what about running safer?

Head For The Pool
Pool Running: Hands-down best cross-training activity for runners.

The Heat Is On
Race smart and strong in the heat with these four strategies.

Canine Encounters: Dogs on the Run?
What to do when Rover comes after you.

Running Goals During Pregnancy
When you become pregnant, your running goals should change overnight.

Eat Well Throughout Your Pregnancy
If you run throughout your pregnancy, you need to be extremely vigilant about meeting your energy needs.

A Smart Tip
Take these precautions to keep you running comfortably through your pregnancy.

Leveling With Flat Feet
Your feet are the first part of your body to absorb the shock of running.

Overpronation, Explained
If the inner side of your shoes are especially worn, you could be overpronating.

Supination, Explained
If you notice excessive wear on the outside of your shoes, you may be guilty of supination.

Hypothermia
Low body temperature--96 degrees F or lower--can be fatal if untreated.

Water Workouts
Pool running offers a great workout without the leg-pounding of running on hard surfaces.

Physical Examination
It's not a bad idea to see your doctor for a physical before you begin.

Cure Your Next Sidestitch
The best way to cure a sideache while running--is to try something else for awhile.

Avoid Sore Muscles
One way to avoid sore muscles is to start your running program slowly.

Prevent Beginner Running Injuries
Most injuries suffered by beginners are minor and heal fast.

Learn To Stretch
Running relaxed is the secret to running faster.

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