If you have sharp pain or tightness on the outside of your knees or hips, there’s a good chance it’s caused by your IT band. This area of the body is notoriously tough to stretch, but never fear — ...

Personal trainer Bonnie Smith talks a lot about how our modern lifestyle and work habits basically turn our bodies into tightly wound springs. One area where it’s important to stay loose is the hips, ...

I’m training for the Maui Marathon in September, using a three-day-a-week program that I found in Runner’s World. Yesterday I did a 15-mile run and my right knee really started to hurt in the last ...

The iliotibial band (IT band or ITB) is a thick band of connective tissue that runs longitudinally along the outside of your leg. It begins at the hip and continues to the knee and shinbone. The IT ...

This physical therapist recommends tons of stretches every day, and he says the worst IT band stretch is one you're likely doing a lot. Stretching has a stellar reputation as a recovery modality, but ...

8 miles in to my 16 mile run a slight burning around my knee turned in to a stabbing pain, that had me sitting on the sidewalk gulping back tears. This was in the age before you took your cell phone ...

Thanks Stan for the question. No, you don’t “need” a foam roller. This common runner’s condition is usually easy to come on and easy to get rid of! Let me explain. ITB, or Iliotibial band syndrome, ...

Still dealing with a tight hip or weak glute - despite all the foam rolling, stretching, and strengthening? Or, maybe you’ve had an injury that keeps flaring up, even though you thought it was finally ...

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