Here's an absolutely hilarious video reminding you to never be that awkward runner...
Epic, I know.
On a less humorous note, several members of our team have had issues with shin splints lately. We have incorporated some injury prevention (the barefoot walking exercises) into our weekly routine, but here are some recommendations if you need to do more. First of all, instead of just doing those on the days we do them at practice, do them every day at home. Backwards on your toes, feet spread out, feet in, outside edges and inside edges. Also, start doing shin tap exercises. Stand up and tap each foot (keeping your heels on the ground) 20 times fast, 20 times slow, and 20 times side to side. All these shin workouts help to strengthen the muscles in and around your shins so you're less likely to get injured. As far as recovery, try to ice for 20 minutes, then heat for 20 minutes. Repeat that every day. If you're only beginning to get shin splints, make sure you are doing the ice/heat thing and also running on softer surfaces (grass, turf, trials) whenever possible. If you are reeeeaaally injured and can't run at all, or can only run a little bit, try the elliptical machine and swimming for some non-impactive cardio workouts. Hopefully everyone's shin splints will be better by our first meet THIS THURSDAY! Whoo-hoo!
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