Tip of the Week: How New Runners Can Avoid Injury
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Getting into jogging? Here's how to avoid common new-runner injuries and what to do if you get hurt.
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By DIANE SCARPONI     NEW HAVEN, Conn.  -- Runners over age 50 improve their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes and the benefits they get from exercise...
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As the 2004 Summer Olympics officially get underway Friday with an international broadcast of the opening ceremonies, health experts expect the Athens games to inspire couch potatoes to become more active. But, experts caution, amateurs, particularly sedentary ones, should not jump into a new sports activity without sufficient preparation.
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Life & style: Gentle exercise while pregnant can prevent a difficult labour, but there are risks too. So what was hardcore aerobics fan Zoe Williams to do?
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1. Heelys: These shoes, which have wheels in the heels, can lead to blunt impact, head, and spinal injuries.
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Here's a handy tip for joggers: If you  think you might get caught in a thunderstorm, leave your music  player at home.
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Horses can take a misstep and break an ankle on any racetrack. The injury to Barbaro, however, has renewed debate over whether such an injury would happen less often on a surface other than dirt.
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NEW YORK  - Kids using roller shoes should always wear protective gear, and parents should supervise children carefully as they navigate the "steep learning curve" involved in mastering their use, UK researchers report.
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Young women athletes who suffer tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) -- the ligament in the knee that provides stability -- face a serious risk of potentially
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Anyone who has ever run a marathon will be able to tell you that it can take days, sometimes even weeks, to recover from the physical effort of running 26.
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Maybe your goal isn't a marathon, let alone an ultra. It might just be slowing down the effects of aging by staying fit. Here are some tips offered by David Watt, executive director of the American Running Association ( http://www.americanrunning.org), for taking up running in middle age.
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It&#39;s no secret that exercising regularly and eating right are the keys to staying fit, but people may find better results when they&#39;re given a little help along the way.
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NEW YORK  - If the job of raking the leaves  falls to you, experts advise approaching it like a sport: warm  up, cool down and watch your form.
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We are born to run. According to new research, our bodies are highly evolved for running long distances, an ability that allowed our ancestors to conquer the African savannahs.
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It would be nice to see this week&#39;s 100-meter sprint as simply the best footrace of all time. We could witness four sub-10-second sprints for the first time ever. It would be nice to watch with raised eyebrows instead of furrowed ones. It ...
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Runners over 50 improve performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes.
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Running coaches abound, but finding one who works at your level is essential. These five cater to runners sick of going easy and ready to embrace racing.