How To Get Back To Running After Injury

Getting back into running following an injury can be hard! Follow these 3 tips to successfully transition back into running following an injury:

• Careful and sensible mileage progression - something we see so frequently is people dramatically increasing their mileage over a short period of time. This spike in running load can be enough to lead to a flare up in pain or old injury. To mitigate this risk, it can be helpful to plan a steady progression week to week, if you need help with this, reach out to a coach or professional to get an individualised programme

• Perform resistance training - we know that runners just love to run! However, one of the most effective things you can implement is a a lower body/core resistance training programme. Strength/resistance training has be shown to significantly reduced the likelihood of running injuries. Again, if you need help with this, reach out to a professional to get a strength programme specific for runners.

• Recover hard - If theres anything that your injury has taught you, it should be that recovery is just as important as sleep. Sleep, eat and hydration are the fundamentals. After this, look at mobility, recovery massage and stress management.

Do you have a running injury that you need help with? Call 01563262123 or email info@aristosphysiotherapy.co.uk to find out how we can help…