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The HIIT stuff I do enjoy and certainly notice improvements in my physical health and appearance. I’m pretty sure it has helped with my short distance running too based on my 5k times. Ultimately it suits my lifestyle so I will keep going with them and just make sure I rest and stretch more!

Thanks. I’m a sight for sore eyes when I try that pigeon stretch[emoji1787].

Appreciated. I do a fair amount of HIIT sessions which sometimes incorporate leg strengthening exercises, though I wonder if the repetitive nature of some of the exercises can be detrimental (especially if I don’t stretch!).

Should I be doing muscle building exercises whilst I still have the injury? I have done bits because I don’t really feel any pain if I’m squatting or lunging for example. In fact, it was after a few days of these kind of exercises throughout a week that I assumed I was good to run again as I...

Some helpful posts again here, thanks. I’ve managed to injure myself again and I think it may partly be from running at too fast a pace whenever I run. That and what seems like a chronic problem I have with my ridiculously tight glutes. I’m pretty sure it’s my IT band playing up again. I...

Merry Christmas to all on here. Only started running with the first lockdown but have loved checking in on this thread since then and appreciated the help given with my minor injury earlier in the year. I’m (probably too ambitiously) aiming for a sub 20 5k by the end of the year. Hit 20:53 a...

Thanks. I have tried the pigeon stretch and didn’t feel any pain around the knee so I guess that it is a positive. It was good fun, yeah. My only worry (until now) was getting to a point where I plateaued with my times and finding motivation to keep improving. I’ll look into a sports massage...

Before I write anything else, I would just like to say this thread has been a great read for me during lockdown. It’s been interesting to read people’s individual stories and also been motivational for me to get running, through both reading of your updates and through the 5k table which I was...