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Joint pain
erinsiren
Posts: 8 Member
It takes half a mile of jogging before my joints stop hurting and I can jog comfortably. Any advice? I tried taking a couple of days off and they still hurt. I run at my gym on some very nice treadmills with nice rubber on them too.
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Since it gets better over time, maybe warm up on the elliptical first?0
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Running is actually bad for the knees. Stretching, icing after workouts and foam rolling can really help you out with the pain.0
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What is foam rolling?0
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You don't actually say which joints hurt, but I assume it is your hips or knees. It sounds like you need to do some warm-up exercises before you run. Personally I do Coach Jay's Lunge Matrix and leg swings before each run. You can also do the Myrtl routine or a post-run yoga routine as a cool down. You can get a description and links to most of these routines here, http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/give-me-15-minutes and here http://www.runnersworld.com/training-video/post-run-yoga-flexibility-routine.0
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