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Although running is one of the best ways to become or stay fit, it is unfortunately one of the easiest ways to obtain an injury. Running has a heavy impact on the knee joints, as well as areas like your hips, ankles, and feet. Even your back can be affected if you don't maintain proper form. Running can be stressful on the muscles and joints, so it's important not to ignore the pain or discomfort of a small injury because it can snowball quickly into an even worse injury.
Some common injuries among runners include blisters, pulled muscles (most commonly the groin, hamstring, calves, and/or quadricep), muscle cramps, and shin splints. More severe forms of injury can include stress fracture, ankle sprains, tendonitis and pulled tendons, heel spurs, and Archilles Tendonitis. Some injuries can be heeled with a couple day's rest, while others may need correctional surgery. In the end, it may be better to take a couple days off instead of facilitating a long-term injury. Here are some ways to avoid running injuries:
-Wear proper footwear and replace running shows when needed
-Warm-up/ stretch
-Cross Train
-Avoid Overtraining
-Follow the "Ten Percent" rule (pushing yourself ten percent harder and longer than the week before)
2 comments:
Love the topic =)! All very true i've had most of those injuries in my running career and none of them are fun. The worst thing that can happen to a runner is having the sit out a couple days due to strained muscles and blisters. It is awful to get an injury but in the end its worth it to run!
With all of those injuries that can happen just by running it might make you think twice, but I think that most injuries come from not doing the proper things that you listed. Another thing is to change up the surfaces that you run on. Even with a non-severe injury you could run in the water, running in water is another great exercise and keeps the weight off of your knees.
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