Fitness & Wellbeing • Run 4 It

An article published by the BBC has suggested that running regularly can slow down the body's ageing process...

For all active women a sports bra is as important a piece of kit as a good fitting pair of shoes. If you are one of the 12 million active women in the U.K it's time to invest in your breasts! This article contains information on the latest research done by Sportsbra brand Shock Absorber and why it's so important to find the right bra. There's also some very useful information on how to find the right bra and when it may need to be replaced.

Running is a sport that has grown in popularity over the years; this may be due to the ease of access to the sport or the fact that it is relatively inexpensive. Whether to wear correctly fitted running shoes has received some debate over the past year, with studies emerging questioning the need for expensive running shoes. Running is a great way to increase fitness, lose weight, and meet new people and for general improvement of wellbeing. Issues, unfortunately arise when inexperienced runners take to the streets without adequate conditioning and correct footwear.

Running in old or worn-out shoes is one of the most common causes of running injuries. Over time and through normal use your running shoes will lose their ability to cushion, support and stabilise. Continuing to run in worn-out running shoes increases the stress and impact on your legs and joints, which can lead to overuse injuries in much the same way that running in the wrong shoes can. The easiest way to help prevent those types of injuries is to replace your running shoes when they're worn-out. Which begs the question, how do you know when your running shoes need to be retired?

The running world has been awash with debate about barefoot running recently and suddenly the debate has gone mainstream. Barefoot and minimalist running certainly isn’t for everyone and inov-8 believes that there is a middle ground...

If you've signed up to run a 10k event this year and you're not quite sure what you should be doing and when you should be doing it or want to check you're doing everything correctly...

Sallie Lloyd-Jones spent much of her life believing she couldn’t run. Now aged 70 she is aiming to complete a series of 5k and 10k races.

Running is great for you mind and body all-year-round. But during the colder, darker winter months it has even more benefits.