Of course, all health benefits aside, staying safe out there should be top priority - especially if the weather is wet and slippy.

The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 21 boasts a holistic system of GuideRails support designed to prevent injury, with the inner and outer walls of the shoe specifically engineered to keep you running in your natural path of motion, thus protecting the most injury-prone part of a runner’s body: the knees.

“Runners tend to have increased motion at the heel the longer they run,” explains Ashley Scott, Technical Representative Supervisor at Brooks Running.

“So when you’re fresh at the beginning of the run, GuideRails won’t need to be engaged too much, but once you start getting tired and that excess movement creeps in, GuideRails are there to keep you in your preferred motion path.”

In addition to your footwear, building core strength can also play a big role.

“Having stronger muscles with faster reactions is useful in case of a slip,” says Simmons. “Having the strength in your arms and core to be able to catch yourself, and the strength, speed and reactiveness in your legs to try to gather your footing may help buy you time to regain your balance.”

General strength and speed training in the legs and upper body includes push-ups, multidirectional lunges (forward, backward, sideways), side planks, squat jumps (with 45-degree turns on each jump) and single-arm front planks with shoulder taps.

Aim to do three 45-second sets of each exercise (on both sides if applicable) on non-run days.

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