Run safely

Has a lower-leg injury kept you out of the race lately? Well, there's a good chance the cause of this injury is actually related to your hips.

Researchers from the University of Calgary found that weak hip muscles are to blame for 92 percent of lower-leg running injuries. Try exercises such as squats and step-ups to target-harden yourself against these sidelining injuries.

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