Due to COVID-19, many of us cannot go to gyms or exercise classes. People started looking into other exercise options & the popular choice appears to be to go running. Irrespective of if you are an experienced runner or a newbie, our physios explore how to run without injuring yourself.
Running Guide for Newbies – Common injuries associated with running include plantar fasciitis, shin splint, calf strain, ankle sprain and tendinopathies, which you experience pain around calves, ankles and feet. These might take days to months to heal depending on the severity.
To prevent these, there are a number of things that you can add into your training to help make you a well rounded runner.
- Make sure that you are attending to your body’s additional nutritional needs.
- Have a pair of runners that suit the mechanics and size of your feet.
- Perform adequate warm up, cool down and stretches as you run.
- Start a comprehensive home exercise program to strengthening you leg and ankle muscles so that they can provide adequate support.
- Target your core stability and pelvic floor system can improve your running technique and efficiency. There are many exercises that can engage these muscles but finding the right ones most suited to yourself and ensuring that you are doing them correctly can be found with a thorough assessment conducted by a Physiotherapist.
If you feel that your training would benefit from a refreshed approach or a screening including an assessment of your footwear, running technique or core stability, please don’t hesitate to contact our enthusiastic physiotherapy team today.
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Source: WedMD
Title: 10 Common Running Injuries: Prevention and Treatment
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