If you have just started running, you probably have no idea what an iliotibial band is, let alone where it is in your body. If you have been running for years, you fondly refer to it as your "IT band". This is a very commonly irritated area in a distance runner's body. Definitely a top ten injury contender!

Are you eating right, exercising and still seeing the same number on the scale? Get to know these 5 diet-killers and watch that number shrink right along with your waste line.

We have all read countless articles about how running and other forms of exercise have tremendous health benefits. There is no doubt that it is all true, with very few skeptics at best.

If you are a walker or a runner, there is no doubt that you have a goal that you have set for yourself. Perhaps it is to walk, or run a road race of some distance, loose weight or just simply to be fit.

Painful blisters often plague distance runners. Blisters, as we all know, are caused by friction. Repeated rubbing of damp skin creates more friction than dry skin. Reduce dampness as well as the rubbing, and you'll reduce blistering.