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Sidestep Shin Splints
Reptilian runners are coming out in droves as the weather warms. As you excitedly build your cardio stamina and up your mileage, prevent the fallout from dreaded shin splints by folding in these exercises:
Pole Pulls: Runner's World suggests wrapping a resistance band around a pole about waist-high. Stand barefoot on one foot with a slightly bent knee. Keeping core tight, pull band toward you sideways (parallel to floor) until hands are in front of your belly button. Then move band slowly side to side, in/out or in small circles. Switch feet and repeat, then turn around and switch feet/repeat again, to work both the tibilias posterior muscle (inside shin) and peroneal muscles on the outside shin.
Bent knee calf raises worked magic for one Runner's World commenter.
FitSugar's commonsense reminder of the 10 percent rule shouldn't be ignored, along with their other shin splint prevention tips.
In the end, runners accumulating miles need to be gradual, patient and willing to incorporate preventive measures to keep the shin pain away.
Pole Pulls: Runner's World suggests wrapping a resistance band around a pole about waist-high. Stand barefoot on one foot with a slightly bent knee. Keeping core tight, pull band toward you sideways (parallel to floor) until hands are in front of your belly button. Then move band slowly side to side, in/out or in small circles. Switch feet and repeat, then turn around and switch feet/repeat again, to work both the tibilias posterior muscle (inside shin) and peroneal muscles on the outside shin.
Bent knee calf raises worked magic for one Runner's World commenter.
FitSugar's commonsense reminder of the 10 percent rule shouldn't be ignored, along with their other shin splint prevention tips.
In the end, runners accumulating miles need to be gradual, patient and willing to incorporate preventive measures to keep the shin pain away.
