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I gave birth to my son in June, and started the exercise portion of Run Your Butt Off about four weeks later. Three weeks into the program I started feeling pain in my ankles and knees, and my ankles started swelling. I continued to increase the length of time running, despite the pain and swelling. My husband, who is a paramedic, told me I needed to stop exercising until the swelling went down. It is now two weeks later and my ankles are still slightly swollen, but the pain is gone. After walking on my treadmill today at a speed ... Read More >>

Please help! My left hip (gluteus) hurts after I run. Also, I have a throbbing on the outside of my left hip joint. I've stretched, used a foam roller, iced, etc., but it's been like this for almost three weeks. I have been running for 10 years and done three half-marathons, a full marathon, and lots of 5K's, but I've never had pain like this. I haven't run for a week. Do I need to see a sports doctor? - Anonymous A bad hip makes for painful running, and sometimes painful sleeping. It sounds like you have pain in the gluteus muscle area ... Read More >>

I recently had a hysterectomy. I am concerned that running could cause incontinence. I have not had an issue with that in the past. My doctor told me my bladder looks good; it's still in the right place. I don't want to pick up running and suffer issues with incontinence down the road. What would you advise? - Runmomrun1969 Running after a hysterectomy should not be a problem once the surgical site is healed. Running should not cause incontinence and your risk of experiencing incontinence is probably less without your uterus in place. The uterus “sits” on top of ... Read More >>

My husband and I have run with our daughter since she was six months old. She is now 3 1/2. Recently, she has decided that she wants to run with us. At first I thought it was cute--she goes into her bedroom and puts on her "running clothes." She will jog about six blocks and then get into the stroller. She will often want to get out and go a little more during our run. Now, she wants to do this every time--we only run together on weekends. I do want to encourage her to live a healthy life style, ... Read More >>

I am a 25-year-old severe lifelong asthmatic who took up running several years ago to help with my breathing and overall health. Now that I've started running events, I have noticed one problem: I can't get any faster. I usually only run about 10-15 miles per week, but even after regular training for my last half marathon (20+ miles per week), I couldn't make it faster than 11 minutes/mile on average. I'm 5'2" and 138 pounds, which I know isn't svelte, but I've seen people heavier than me run faster. It's not like I want to compete, but I can't ... Read More >>