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 mature 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 anymore. Now how did that happen?
Jogging or running is an first-rate way to burn calories and get back in control of your body. Added to that, it makes you feel great! But what can you do if, like me, you love to run, but suffer from Shin Splints?
I've been around horses all my life and always knew if you worked them on very hard ground they were likely to develop splints. Now splints in a horse can leave them lame (limping) for a long time. I never realised the same could happen to us. In humans though it's called Shin Splints.
I love to run and use it as my fundamental method of keeping fit. Imagine my horror when after a short distance I started to develop a dull ache down the front of my legs. At the beginning I put it down to my age and just kept running hoping 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.
Before I trained as a Sports Massage Therapist and discovered how to treat Shin Splints I always thought it meant you had a splint. Shin Splints are actually caused by the inflammation of the muscles that run down the front of your leg. It's a type of repetitive strain injury of the lower leg. - 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 anymore. Now how did that happen?
Jogging or running is an first-rate way to burn calories and get back in control of your body. Added to that, it makes you feel great! But what can you do if, like me, you love to run, but suffer from Shin Splints?
I've been around horses all my life and always knew if you worked them on very hard ground they were likely to develop splints. Now splints in a horse can leave them lame (limping) for a long time. I never realised the same could happen to us. In humans though it's called Shin Splints.
I love to run and use it as my fundamental method of keeping fit. Imagine my horror when after a short distance I started to develop a dull ache down the front of my legs. At the beginning I put it down to my age and just kept running hoping 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.
Before I trained as a Sports Massage Therapist and discovered how to treat Shin Splints I always thought it meant you had a splint. Shin Splints are actually caused by the inflammation of the muscles that run down the front of your leg. It's a type of repetitive strain injury of the lower leg. - 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 Pearson is a Sports Massage Therapist who specialises in Shin Splint Treatment. To learn more about how to Treat Shin Splints please feel free to visit my Web site.
