| Knee pain affects many people, especially when | | | | A common mistake is to increase your workout |
| exercising. As with any medical condition you | | | | too soon. Jumping up too soon can add stress |
| should always check with your physician before | | | | and strain to the knees, which can lead to injury. |
| beginning any workout routine. If your physician | | | | Make sure that you build it up slowly. It is |
| gives you the "all clear", there are a few things | | | | suggested that you only add five percent to your |
| that you can do to help ease the pain and make | | | | running distance each week in order to avoid |
| your workout more comfortable. | | | | injury. |
| One of the largest groups to suffer knee pain and | | | | Let's face it, our knees are important. They play |
| injury is runners. This is commonly caused by | | | | a major role in our everyday life, so it is super |
| overtraining, tight hamstrings, and the repetitive | | | | important that we take care of them. If you lose |
| high impact. Although it may sound discouraging, | | | | your knees early on in life to injury then you will |
| there is good news, these injuries are preventable. | | | | be battling that injury for a long time. |
| What can you do? | | | | Prevention. |
| Stretch | | | | A lot of people do not realize that it is when they |
| Everyone knows that it is very important to | | | | are young that most knee injuries originates. No |
| stretch before beginning your routine. Stretching | | | | matter how old you are your knees can only |
| can help prevent many injuries to your muscles, | | | | take so much pressure. But when you are young |
| and make your workout feel more comfortable. | | | | and healthy you typically think that you can handle |
| When you have tight hamstrings, more pressure | | | | a lot more then your knees can really take. So be |
| is put on your knees. This often results in injury | | | | sure to care for your knees early. Do not go out |
| to your knee. A great way to prevent this is to | | | | and do crazy things at the cost of your knees. |
| do hamstring stretches before and after every | | | | The knee is an amazing joint that can handle a lot, |
| run. | | | | but there is a limit. After you pass the limit your |
| Check those shoes. | | | | knees can take then you will be battling knee pain |
| Having the proper gear is crucial. If your shoes | | | | for a long time. Eventually most nagging knee |
| are extremely worn and no longer provide the | | | | pains will need surgery, and that costs money and |
| proper cushion, get rid of them. The cushion in | | | | typically has a slow recovery. |
| your exercise shoes helps to absorb the impact | | | | Take care of your knees. Whether you are |
| of running, if there is no cushion that impact goes | | | | experiencing knee pain now or you are planning |
| directly to the legs and knees. A great way to | | | | ahead to prevent knee pain, follow the steps and |
| make sure you have gear that is in shape is to | | | | take care of your knees. They are one of the |
| replace your shoes every 500 miles. | | | | most important parts of your body. |
| Increase slowly. | | | | |