Who’s grown up with RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) as the main go-to injury advice? Probably the most common advice for dealing with injuries (running or otherwise), rest is often wheeled out as the be-all and end-all of rehab. But Dr Sekely says that often, rest isn’t the best policy. “Most running injuries will not require you to stop running and will actually make it harder for you to return to running if you do stop,” she explains.

Think about it: you pick up a knee injury, give up running for a few months and two months later, the knee might feel better but your fitness is at an all-time low and the cause of that injury hasn’t been addressed. Obviously, if you twist your ankle, you’re going to want to give running a break for a couple of weeks – but taking the weight off entirely won’t help.

A 2018 study looking into injury recovery found that the key thing for novice runners is to graduate load to prevent injury, and reduce load if recovering from an injury. Go for a daily, gentle stroll. Keep doing your core work. Increase your strength training and then gradually build easy runs back into your regime. If it’s knee, hip or back related, get assessed by a physio who can diagnose the root of the problem and set out an action plan for strengthening whatever muscle is letting you down.

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