As much as I hate to admit it getting older does have some downsides. If we eat the identical amount of food we did when we were younger we are doomed to pile on extra weight (fat). This is because as we age our metabolism slows down due to less physical activity which in turn means we get fatter.
This creeping weight increase is slow, but relentless. Just half a pound here, half a pound there. You put it on at Christmas " it doesn't go away like it used to! Vacations add a little more, and before you know it, you're 7lb overweight and your favorite clothes don't fit any longer. Now how did that happen?
If you're like most people the first type of exercise you'll think of taking up is running or jogging. Running can make you feel good and it burns a lot of calories, so far so good. The problem becomes noticeable after a number of months. You have bad pain down the front of your leg when running. Chances are you've developed Shin Splints.
I used to have a pony when I was younger so I knew about Shin Splints. If you ride a pony on very hard ground the chances are he'll develop splints. Splints can leave a pony lame for months and I'm afraid Shin Splints in humans have the same result.
I love to run and use it as my primary method of keeping fit. Imagine my horror when after a short distance I started to get a dull ache down the front of my legs. At the beginning I put it down to my age and just kept running trusting it would go away after I'd warmed up a bit.
I had hoped the pain would just go away but, you guessed it, it got much worse. The pain would get so bad that in the end I couldn't finish my training and would end up limping home at a snails pace. After a couple of days the pain in my lower legs would go away but it would always come back again if I started running again.
You would think that if you had Shin Splints you had a Splint. Not so, Shin Splints refers to an overuse of the long muscles down the front of your lower legs. The muscles get overused and get inflamed - this is what causes the pain. I learned all this when I trained as a sports therapist and I've also discovered how to treat them. - 15995
This creeping weight increase is slow, but relentless. Just half a pound here, half a pound there. You put it on at Christmas " it doesn't go away like it used to! Vacations add a little more, and before you know it, you're 7lb overweight and your favorite clothes don't fit any longer. Now how did that happen?
If you're like most people the first type of exercise you'll think of taking up is running or jogging. Running can make you feel good and it burns a lot of calories, so far so good. The problem becomes noticeable after a number of months. You have bad pain down the front of your leg when running. Chances are you've developed Shin Splints.
I used to have a pony when I was younger so I knew about Shin Splints. If you ride a pony on very hard ground the chances are he'll develop splints. Splints can leave a pony lame for months and I'm afraid Shin Splints in humans have the same result.
I love to run and use it as my primary method of keeping fit. Imagine my horror when after a short distance I started to get a dull ache down the front of my legs. At the beginning I put it down to my age and just kept running trusting it would go away after I'd warmed up a bit.
I had hoped the pain would just go away but, you guessed it, it got much worse. The pain would get so bad that in the end I couldn't finish my training and would end up limping home at a snails pace. After a couple of days the pain in my lower legs would go away but it would always come back again if I started running again.
You would think that if you had Shin Splints you had a Splint. Not so, Shin Splints refers to an overuse of the long muscles down the front of your lower legs. The muscles get overused and get inflamed - this is what causes the pain. I learned all this when I trained as a sports therapist and I've also discovered how to treat them. - 15995
About the Author:
Just by following some simple precautions, I could have saved myself and my poor shins a lot of pain, frustration and discomfort. If Id only known then what I know now, Id never have got shin splints in the first place! Carol J Bartram is a Sports Massage Therapist who specialises in Shin Splint Treatment. To discover more about how to Treat Shin Splints please feel free to visit my site.
