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In last week’s article, we discussed some basic guidelines that runners should follow when starting to prepare for their upcoming summer race. Unfortunately, like every sport, there are common injuries runners may experience at any level of training. Here is some information on a few of the most common injuries and information on how to treat and/or prevent them.
With summer quickly approaching, most people are aware that we are entering into a popular time for all different kinds of races, whether it is a short fun run, 5K, a half or full marathon, or any of the mud runs/obstacle courses. Unfortunately, running is a form of exercise that is commonly associated with injuries due to improper training at all levels of fitness and running experience. So, how do you ensure that you prepare the proper way for your race without becoming victim to some of the most common running injuries? These are simple guidelines that you can follow:
If you have ever experienced an injury, or even the simple aches and pains of daily life, you have probably at some point considered if it would be better to apply a form of ice or heat to the affected area to decrease your pain. The answer to that question is not always perfectly clear cut one way or the other. But there are simple guidelines that you can follow to help direct you towards the best choice for your pain. From a physiological standpoint, ice and heat cause different reactions to occur in your body that can have significant benefits to your affected area. This is a general list of the differences between ice and heat:
Work Conditioning and Work Hardening are constantly intermixed and/or misunderstood as being the same thing, but they aren’t.