Back to basics: back problems
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One of the problems with lower-back pain is that it hinders the ability to run and leads to other kinds of injuries. The following exercises work to reduce backache stress: press-ups; lumbar rotations; hamstring stretches; and double knee-to-chest stretches.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1992
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Yoga for nonbelievers
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Yoga teacher Jean Couch, author of 'The Runner's Yoga Book: A Balanced Approach to Fitness,' turned to yoga as a way to make her muscles more resilient. Yoga can help runners achieve better overall fitness. A bending exercise is described.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1993
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Going with the Flo
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Griffith Joyner broke the 100-meter sprint record during the 1988 Olympics. She hopes to become a world-class distance runner, and recently competed in the American Airlines Miami Mile and accompanying 5-kilometer run.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1992
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