Improve Your Field Hockey Endurance: Strategies for Consistent Pace & Motivation

QuestionOkay, so for field hockey we do a run of varying length in the beginning of practice, and I have a friend who beats me during a lot of them, and wh

Improve Your Field Hockey Endurance: Strategies for Consistent Pace & Effort

QuestionOkay, so for field hockey we do a run of varying length in the beginning of practice, and I have a friend who beats me during a lot of them, and wh

Running on Sand: Gear, Training & Tips for Beginners

QuestionHello, I signed up for a 4 mile run... and just found out that it is on sand. I am have been training on a track and can only run 10% of the 4 mil

How to Improve Your Mile Time: Training Strategies & Expert Advice

QuestionI am trying to cut my mile time down from a 7:37 to a 6:30.  Ive managed to shave off about 40 seconds in the past three weeks but hit a wall.

Knee Clicking & Pain After Sports Injury: Causes & Relief

QuestionHi John I am 28 yrs old and my knee used to make clicking sound while bending since childhood. Last week, I played a game of baseball and did lot o

Severe Knee Pain: Understanding Possible Causes & Relief

QuestionHi, I was hoping you could help me.  I am 39, 56 128lbs. I am a light jogger.  I have been jogging fairly consistently about 4 days a wee

Heart Pain During Running: Expert Advice for Stamina Building

Questionhi john i use to run 3 days a week on tread mill, i experience heart pain while running on normal speed, i am male age 19, so that is why i run onl

Leg Discrepancy & Hip Impingement: A Runner's Experience

Questionhi,i was finally diagnosed with a leg discrepancy of 25mm and hip impingement syndrome.i am 44 and running 800/1500 in world masters athletics.i am

Knee Clicking After PCL Tear: Recovery Timeline & Running Advice

QuestionHi John, 3 months ago i had slight tear of my pcl. I slipped once again and tweaked it , then tried to run a few weeks later...tweaking it again. I

Knee Pain Under Patella: Causes, Relief & Running Recovery

QuestionHello john, I am 31 years old, and I am in my 4th year of running. I have run many 5ks, 10ks in that time, and I have run 4 marathons in the last

Jogging After a Break: Calf Injury Prevention & Recovery

QuestionAfter about a 6 year hiatus from jogging or any regular exercise, I started jogging again about 9 months ago, 20-30 minutes, 4 - 5 days a week. I d

Foot Pain from Jogging: Causes, Relief & Prevention

QuestionI am an overweight man in my 30s, 6 tall 220lbs. I am starting to get into shape, jogging by the Couch to 5K program. Last week, I started Week 4,

Understanding Head Pressure: Causes, Symptoms & When to See a Doctor

QuestionHi, I am 43 years old and in very good shape.  I have always worked out and recently started seeing a trainer who has very quickly increased m

Knee Pain After Jogging: Soreness vs. Injury - What To Do?

QuestionI am a beginner in jogging. Been walking for 6 min and jogging for 1 min in 3 intervals. I did this for 3 days in a row, took one day off, then beg

Gaining Weight Naturally: A Guide for Busy Professionals

QuestionQUESTION: Hi i am Rohit 23 years old(male). I weigh around 59 to 60 kg and 172 cm tall. I think i am underweight and want to gain weight. I am regu

Running for Fat Loss & Abs: A Beginner's Guide

QuestionHello sir, I need a small clarification. I am 28 yr old male started to run a month ago mainly to burn calories and eventually get a 6 pack abdom

Safe Running Program for Knee Recovery & Beginners

QuestionQUESTION: Im a beginner runner.I hurt my knee running and had to do some P.T. on it. I just started running again. Walking for two min. and running

Achilles Tendon Strain Recovery & Half Marathon Training

QuestionJohn, First - thanks for being a volunteer on this site.  I strained my achilles a couple of weeks (8/27/11) ago on a Ruckus Run (probably di

Yoga for Knee Pain: A Yoga Instructor's Experience with Chondromalacia Patella

QuestionHello John! In my searcing for a yoga program that is best for my knees I found you and I m glad cause it seems that you really know about it. I am

Cycling for Knee Alignment & Quadriceps: Expert Answers

QuestionI have been cycling and I think that its working but I would like to confirm a few things. Firstly, how does cycling get my knee bones align togeth