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BUS INE S S S POT L IGHT - COR E C L INI C S Put your best foot
Get ready to run - Many people take up running at this time of year as an inexpensive way to stay fit and manage stress. However, as easy as running might seem, it’s easy to make mistakes that can result in injury, loss of motivation and lead to your giving up.
If you’re thinking of taking up running, or another sport, the team at Core have some top advice to help you keep going well into the new year and beyond.
Biomechanical podiatrist Stuart Brown: Up to 90% of runners injure or re-injure. There are many reasons for that but there is a lot that can be done to reduce your chance of injury.
Choosing the right kind of footwear is key. Lots of sports shoes are designed for fashion more than performance and even good brands can cause problems if they’re not the right type and fit for you. From foot pain or knee pain, to shin splints, blisters or athletes foot – if you don’t get the right footwear and footcare it can take the pleasure out of your running.
I recommend that you see a podiatrist or at the very least visit a highly-regarded running shop to discuss your options and to have a personal assessment done. Bespoke orthotics can be made to fit both your shoe and your foot, giving you optimum support throughout your body to avoid injury and discomfort and help you to perform better.
Sport therapist and personal trainer Rob Butler: People often start the new year with ambitious goals - to do a tough mudder, a half marathon or even attempt a marathon – but not allowing themselves sufficient time to prepare; building up their performance to avoid injury. The right training is key to get your body used to a new exercise and using optimum energy systems to gradually sustain longer distances for extended periods.
I recommend working with a Personal Trainer or joining a running club. You can also get to know your body better as you train by using a heart rate monitor - which will help you to understand when you are working anaerobically and aerobically. To improve your performance you need to start training your aerobic system. The are many different types of training to help improve a runners’ aerobic capacity such as Interval Training, Farklet Training and Muscular endurance capacity training.
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