Exercising Away The Pain

By Hedrick Lepsch


The key to getting through a long-distance race without suffering from knee injuries is to balance out the muscles in your legs. Trotting at a set pace for an extended period of time does break down your muscles and strengthen them for a longer run next time, but with consequences.

The problem with running as your only workout is that you're not working out every muscle evenly. Running requires the use of every leg muscle unequally.

While some may simply chalk such pain and discomfort in their knees and hips to growing old, there are ways that even those ageing individuals can help their bodies recover from joint pain and free themselves from unnecessary pain.

One of the best ways to do so is to begin to implement an exercise regimen that will allow the body to become stronger and healthier.

If there's a muscle in the leg, it's bulging. Whereas the best long distance runners are usually thin and bony. It's because these workouts are fundamentally different. Although both exercises are considered "running," they work out different muscles.

Your training schedule wouldn't have taken you on such a low mileage if you couldn't be just fine adding the extra mileage. You'll be fine for your 26.2 mile stretch, just be sure to rest properly afterwards to keep yourself from having to see a hip replacement surgeon.

Sprints can help you build up a support group of muscles to keep your knees strong during and after your longest adventures. When you sprint, be sure to avoid the concrete as much as possible.

Concrete is extremely hard and unforgiving. It pounds your joints into submission, causing knee injuries that Dr. McCandless will have to take care of later. Sprint on softer surfaces as often as possible to avoid injuring your knees. Look for grassy areas, trails, and 400 meter tracks to practice on.

When a person loses weight through exercises, the result is less stress and weight on the pivotal and large joints in the legs.

One study has shown that losing only eleven pounds of body weight reduced the likely hood of developing osteoarthritis in the knees by up to fifty percent in women.

Another great activity is a hike. Like sprinting, hiking targets a different set of leg muscles that are just as needed to support long distances. Hiking hits hamstrings harder. These are the muscles that pull your quads back into place as you shift your weight.

Fourth and finally, you'll notice that you actually lower your mileage the last few weeks before the race. You may have thought that you'd be running 20 miles the Saturday before.

As you begin training for the longer races, take your rest days to practice these three exercises. They will help balance the muscle growth in your legs.

The better balanced your muscle groups, the better they will be able to work in conjunction to prevent an early visit to Dr. McCandless for knee replacement surgery. Train smart and you'll make it to race day without a problem.




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