| In order to prevent this injury from occurring, it's | | | | seated position on the floor, legs stretched out |
| important to regularly perform shin splints running | | | | directly in front of you. |
| exercises. These will help to strengthen the | | | | From there, place one end of a looped resistance |
| muscles surrounding the bone as well as help to | | | | tubing band around your feet and the other end |
| make you an overall better runner. | | | | around a sturdy stationary object. Be sure that |
| As part of your regular training program, if you | | | | you are sitting far enough away from the other |
| can include these three shin splints running | | | | end of the band so that there is no slack present. |
| exercises at least two times a week, you will be | | | | Next, flex the foot directly towards you, trying to |
| putting your best foot forward in terms of | | | | get the toes to touch the shin. Hold when you are |
| stopping the injury before it starts. | | | | in the top position of the movement and then |
| Keep in mind that before performing the following | | | | slowly relax the foot back to the start once again. |
| shin splints running exercises, you should | | | | Repeat this process another fifteen to twenty |
| beperforming a thorough warm-up to get the | | | | times to complete the set, aiming to perform two |
| body ready for activity. | | | | to four sets per session. |
| Heel Walks | | | | Calf Raises |
| The first exercise to complete is heel walks. To | | | | Finally, the last exercise you'll want to include are |
| perform these, you'll simply walk on your heels | | | | basic calf raises. Since the calf muscle is directly |
| with feet flexed towards the shin muscles. Be | | | | related to the shin muscles (due to their opposing |
| sure you are wearing a good pair of running | | | | position on the body), if they are overly weak, |
| shoes while doing so and gradually increase the | | | | this will set you up for problems. |
| distance you are able to cover at once. | | | | Performing both standing and seated calf raises, |
| As you progress through this exercise, you may | | | | either while doing your other shin splints running |
| eventually be able to do it while performing a slow | | | | exercises or as part of a regular strength training |
| jog, just be sure to monitor your foot position | | | | program will help to ensure that they are strong |
| carefully because it's much easier to suffer an | | | | and fully capable of carrying the body while you |
| ankle injury while doing so. | | | | are running and performing other related activities. |
| Resistance Band Toe Pulls | | | | So, take ten minutes at the end of your workout |
| Next up, another shin splints running exercise to | | | | next time and be sure to get these exercises |
| perform on a regular basis are resistance band | | | | done. |
| toe pulls. To perform these, get into an upright | | | | |