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 addition in weight is slow but sure. At first it's just couple of lbs here and there, barely noticeable. The weight you put on after Christmas just doesn't seem to come off like it used to. All Of A Sudden you find to your horror your dresses are getting tighter and your out of breath climbing the stairs.
Jogging or running is an first-class way to burn calories and get back in control of your body. Added to that, it makes you feel fabulous! But what can you do if, like me, you love to run, but suffer from Shin Splints?
I always thought that only horses got splints. Work a young horse too much on hard ground, and you were asking for him to get one " making him lame for months, sometimes. Well, humans aren't so different!
I like to use jogging as my main way of keeping in reasonable shape. But I was discovering that, after only a short time, my shins would start to ache, down at the bottom of my leg. At first I thought I was just a bit stiff, and it would go off as I warmed up more.
It didn't. The pain got worse and worse, until I was close to tears. I kept stopping and rubbing my shins, but it didn't help, and I eventually had to give up and hobble home " fed up to the back teeth and as bad-tempered as a weasel. When I rested for a day or two, the pain went, but it came back as soon as I tried again.
Shin Splints has nothing to do with splints. It is simply the name used when the long, thin muscle on the front of your lower leg is overused and gets inflamed " sort of Repetitive Strain Injury in the leg " and, as I learned when I went to train as a Sports Therapist can be treated. - 16004
This addition in weight is slow but sure. At first it's just couple of lbs here and there, barely noticeable. The weight you put on after Christmas just doesn't seem to come off like it used to. All Of A Sudden you find to your horror your dresses are getting tighter and your out of breath climbing the stairs.
Jogging or running is an first-class way to burn calories and get back in control of your body. Added to that, it makes you feel fabulous! But what can you do if, like me, you love to run, but suffer from Shin Splints?
I always thought that only horses got splints. Work a young horse too much on hard ground, and you were asking for him to get one " making him lame for months, sometimes. Well, humans aren't so different!
I like to use jogging as my main way of keeping in reasonable shape. But I was discovering that, after only a short time, my shins would start to ache, down at the bottom of my leg. At first I thought I was just a bit stiff, and it would go off as I warmed up more.
It didn't. The pain got worse and worse, until I was close to tears. I kept stopping and rubbing my shins, but it didn't help, and I eventually had to give up and hobble home " fed up to the back teeth and as bad-tempered as a weasel. When I rested for a day or two, the pain went, but it came back as soon as I tried again.
Shin Splints has nothing to do with splints. It is simply the name used when the long, thin muscle on the front of your lower leg is overused and gets inflamed " sort of Repetitive Strain Injury in the leg " and, as I learned when I went to train as a Sports Therapist can be treated. - 16004
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 Treatments. To learn more about how to Treat Shin Splints please feel free to visit my site.
