We all need to exercise on a frequent basis, particularly as we get older. If you don't, your muscles will waste as part of the natural ageing process, your metabolism will need fewer calories to function, and even if you eat no more than you ever did, you will begin putting on the lbs.
This addition in weight is slow but sure. At first it's just couple of pounds 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 discover to your horror your clothes are getting tighter and your out of breath climbing the stairs.
You decide enough is enough and start an exercise program. As part of your program you start running or jogging. At first you don't have a problem but after a couple of months the front of your shins become painful. Chances are you have 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.
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.
This addition in weight is slow but sure. At first it's just couple of pounds 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 discover to your horror your clothes are getting tighter and your out of breath climbing the stairs.
You decide enough is enough and start an exercise program. As part of your program you start running or jogging. At first you don't have a problem but after a couple of months the front of your shins become painful. Chances are you have 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.
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.
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 discover more about how to Treat Shin Splints please feel free to visit my Web site.
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