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Swimmer's shoulder: Symptoms, causes and how to treat it
Swimmer's shoulder is one of the most problematic ailments swimmers face. Here, osteopath James White provides advice on how to diagnose and treat it
What is DOMS?
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common complaint among triathletes. Our resident physio has some simple exercises to help cope with calf soreness and build muscle endurance
Should you stretch before running?
To stretch or not to stretch? Some seem to swear by it, whilst there are fast runners a-plenty out there who deem stretching as overrated and do almost none at all. Our expert Rob Stewart gives us the lowdown...
How to prevent muscle cramp during exercise
It comes to nearly everyone sooner or later – here are some tried-and-tested remedies
Five quick, easy ways to test your health and fitness
Try these simple ways to assess your fitness to race, from resting heart rate to the 'brownie point deficit'
Five essential stretches for triathletes to stay injury-free
An essential but oft-omitted part of triathlon training, stretching is key to staying supple and injury-free, says our resident physio
How to prevent runner’s knee, and four exercises to treat it
It’s a common complaint among triathletes – our resident physio has the expert advice and exercises you need
Plyometric exercises for triathletes
Boost muscular power, explosiveness and, ultimately, performance
Exercises to help triathletes recover from injury quickly and safely
220’s resident physio offers some ‘safe’ exercises you can do to maintain fitness, increase strength and speed up recovery…
Keep your run fitness up with a foot injury
It’s every runner’s nightmare – we look at how to train without inflicting more damage
Plantar fasciitis – exercises to fix it
It's a common runner’s complaint that affects age-groupers and elites alike, but how do you fix it? Our resident physio explains all...
Six training tips for Ironman Wales
Targeting Tenby next season? Minimise injuries and build stamina over winter
How to self-diagnose and treat a stress fracture
British Triathlon lead physio Emma Deakin looks at one of triathlon’s most common injuries
Injury rules Melissa Hauschildt out of Kona 2014 debut
“Freak accident” to her pectoral muscle forces two-time Ironman 70.3 world champion to withdraw from the start line
Blog: The Weekend Warrior on… getting injured
220’s Martyn Brunt finds his season curtailed by injury, and is starting to climb the walls
Gordon Ramsay pulls out of Kona 2014 due to injury
TV chef said to be “extremely frustrated” after severe tear of his Achilles forces him out of next month’s Ironman World Championship in Hawaii
Blog: A windy and tough day out at the Vitruvian Triathlon
Fighting against injury and windy weather, age-grouper Joe Wilson writes about his experience at this year's race, where he met the infamous 'Rutland ripple'
Explained: plantar fasciitis
We look at the causes, symptoms and cure for this common runner’s injury, which starts out as pain around the heel and can quickly lead to an acute tear or rupture if ignored
Nine tips for dodging injury and illness as a triathlete
With race season here, you need to hit that start line 100% fit and well. Here’s the advice you need to ensure you do exactly that
Injury forces Helen Jenkins out of Commonwealth Games 2014
Former ITU world champion says it’s “almost certain” she won’t be racing again this season after injuring her foot at WTS Hamburg
Non Stanford shares her thoughts on injury blow
“When life gives you lemons…. well I’ve pretty much got a swimming pool of lemonade out back right now,” writes reigning ITU world champion
Chrissie Wellington on… recovering from injury
Surround yourself with positive people, focus on what’s possible right now and don’t rush back into training, says four-time Ironman world champ
Cut your risk of injury this year
The latest research on how to stay niggle-free
Sort that hamstring injury
Why and how to fix that worrisome niggle