Managed to continue with my workouts this week. I previously focused on carido exercises but I started adding strength training and more stretching to my routine. The result is constant muscle soreness.
On days when I don’t make it to the gym, I go for a very quick run. The problem with running is that I’ve started to notice some pain in my left knee. Perhaps I need new shoes? Question for more experienced runners out there: what precautions do you take to prevent injury?
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Lots of stretching…the knee pain might be from not enough muscle strength around the knee. Squats are an easy solution, along with lunges. You can also try streching your IT-band.
How old are your shoes? If you want to get new ones, head to a place like the Running Room where they will do a gait analysis and recommend shoes based on how your feet are.
Kim
I strongly recommend not running every day. It sounds like you are not doing this so good. And running on soft surfaces is easiest on your body (trails, grass).
Re: shoes. Lady Sport near 4th and Alma is fantastic in terms of finding the right shoe for your foot.
thanks kim and erin. my shoes are really old so i’ll check out both the running room and lady sport.
kim, this is probably a stupid question but what is the IT-band?
I am a new runner as well, Grace and used to have terrible knee pain.
I got fitted for running shoes at New Balance and haven’t had any pain since. I highly recommend getting fitted for shoes or orthotics.
And…if I may answer for Kim, the IT band (iliotibial band) is a tendon that runs from your hip (iliac crest) to below your knee (tibia). lateral knee pain could be caused from a tight IT band ‘snapping’ over your lateral femoral epicondyle (bony process on the outside of your knee). This website has the basic info and some stretches:
http://www.chiropractic-help.com/Iliotibial-Band-Stretch.html
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