Shin splints

[Spinach]

Largly by reducing the volume and increasing the intensity you can get the same cardio benifits and improve your anaerobic fitness at the same time, whilst avoiding overuse injurey like tendonitus and shinsplints. Say for example, instead of running 5 miles, run hard one way for 1 mile, break and run hard back. Try to improve on your time everytime you run. Even though the force if each stride is marginally greater this way the volume is so much lower that the rate of bone degradation is minamal. With this method though, you wouldn't be running as many times a week either, giving your bones more time to recover.

Of course your dog might not like that idea eh

[bladeborn]

Interesting idea...

Well obviously the mutts still need their exercise but they run about like mad things even when i'm walking so running for me is not a neccesity....

I might give it a go see what it's like. I don't really want to do any serious damage to my legs ( I kinda need them!!)

Thanks for that mate you're the man

[Spinach]

Good to hear.

I suggest if possible something like walking to the field and then doing the hard running when you get there. Road is ok but.. grass is that much better. And the cow dodging should help you kick it up a notch. Plus a brisk walk is a pretty good general warm up.

[TKDaddict]

Originally Posted by Spinach

Largly by reducing the volume and increasing the intensity you can get the same cardio benifits and improve your anaerobic fitness at the same time, whilst avoiding overuse injurey like tendonitus and shinsplints. Say for example, instead of running 5 miles, run hard one way for 1 mile, break and run hard back. Try to improve on your time everytime you run. Even though the force if each stride is marginally greater this way the volume is so much lower that the rate of bone degradation is minamal. With this method though, you wouldn't be running as many times a week either, giving your bones more time to recover.

Of course your dog might not like that idea eh

That is a really good answer + rep

[m@tt 22]

Maybe

If your leg hurts take it easy -walk for a day or so until you can run again easily.

Just a suggestion....

[N.B]

I hate to jump on the injury bandwagon, but I'm almost certain now that I have shin splints. The Tang Soo Do seems to bring it on most of the time. The problem is I think they're all better but next time I try and do any sort of martial art activity they begin to hurt again.
The other thing is I have to walk up and down a hill every day to the university campus, and the path I use is rough, hard and uneven.
If I 'work though' the splints by gradually and gently conditioning them, will this get rid of the problem?

[gbells]

proper running shoes, rest, ice them down and do calf raises with your heel on the step and curl your toes up.