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Shin Splints

chizumlassstar
chizumlassstar Posts: 49 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, let me start by saying that I am extremely flat footed and use prescription orthopedic inserts in my workout shoes. So, I am on day 5 of 30DS and am beginning to feel a slight pain every once and a while in my shins. I had the same problem when I did "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism". I feel them the most during the butt kicks, and then when I wake up in the morning ( I work out at night). They aren't really that bad at the moment but my experience with theses things is that they get worse. I really am committed to working out 6 days a week, 5 on, 1 off, and so on but am not sure if I should continue the 30DS. I really love the workout (never thought I would put those words together in a sentece) and I expect that I am going to feel some muscle discomfort because that is how we create change, but I am so afraid that I am going to get a full blown case of shin splints and be practically debilitated and then be unable to work out. I have researched them online and they say that rest, ice, and an anti-inflamatory should help. It hasn't gotten that bad yet, but I was wondering if anyone had advice on how to proceed. Obviously they aren't that bad or I wouldn't keep going but I need to know if I should continue and they will get better, or if I should take it back a notch and allow them to heal. My other muscles (thighs, arms, back, and abs) have gone through their cycle of soreness and are getting stronger so I am led to beleive that this is something different.

Any and all help is appreciated.

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