Beginner Runner , neck issues....

Tribesmama
Tribesmama Posts: 89
edited February 5 in Fitness and Exercise
I just started running a month or so back and at first cld only run for a minute before walking now i can run 1.3 miles walk 30 secs and run 1.4 miles home . Iv found when im running now my neck gets sore and tight even tho i dont feel tensed, any tips on running style or stretching to help with it.

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  • CMorning99
    CMorning99 Posts: 924 Member
    A lot of folks when they run bring their hands up high and clench their fists...this results in the shoulders being "shrugged".

    Really focus on only touching your thumb and 1 other finger (no fists)...your elbows should have a greater than 90 degree angle...I brush my thumbs against my hips to make sure the arms are relaxed and I dont have a side to side swing with my arms...and every few minutes roll your shoulders back and down to bring them away from your ears and open your chest (but don't lean back when you do it...always keep that forward momentum). Also as you get stronger it wont ache so much either...any new position can be uncomfortable.
  • Tribesmama
    Tribesmama Posts: 89
    I run holding my water bottle but not too tight, it must b my arm position i hold my arms at about 60 degrees but it felt loose and comfy so didnt think that was causiny it .
    Thanx for reply :)
  • sm_usagi
    sm_usagi Posts: 89 Member
    Definitely try and relax your shoulders consciously every few minutes, I find mine are often tense even when I don't realise it.

    I came home from a longer run (for me!) the other day and my jaw was so sore - I realised after the fact I must have been clenching it for extended periods of the run!!
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    Sounds like you're doing what I call 'running high and tight'. As others said, relax your shoulders, maybe drop your arms down and shake them out every so on. I also tend to cramp up on my right side when I hold a water bottle. Something about it throws off my gait slightly.
  • Tribesmama
    Tribesmama Posts: 89
    Thanx for your replys guys , my arms didnt feel tight the way they were sitting i dont really swing them they barely move an inch il just need to learn to shake arms out every so often.
    I describe my run as a hippo out of water lol not very gracefull but i get the butt moving :)
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