What is best for shin splints
5 Tips for Combatting Shin Splints
what's up guys I'm Jeff Rizzo today I've
got a video for you on shin splints my
favorite tips for dealing with them I've
had shin splints ever since I can
remember and they suck but what are shin
splints I have no idea
most people have no idea but they're
painful and let's get rid of them
tip number one is your shoes so I have a
lot of running shoes
trust me maybe like 10 or my running
shoes so I always have something new to
run in and they very rarely get worn out
but back in the day when I only had one
pair of running shoes I had to replace
them every six months because I could
feel that the materials were wearing
down the soles weren't working like they
should have and it was just time for new
shoes obviously that stinks you have to
spend a couple hundred bucks maybe on
some new shoes but every six months you
should probably be replacing them and
that will definitely help with your shin
splints tip number two is the terrain so
I find that when I run on something soft
here like grass or like dirt I get far
less issues from shin splints I get just
a lot less pain but if I run on
something like asphalt it can pick up
pretty quickly and concrete like right
here I find is the absolute worst so
when you're going to go running you're
going to run a long distance you want to
get away from shin splints definitely
try something like firm ground grass or
dirt or something like that over
concrete and asphalt we're good can I
tell them tip number three you can do
whatever you want free country all right
tip number three is that you should
stretch and warm up so two things there
right before I go running I usually do
like a three to five minute walk just to
get everything warm I find that actually
is the most effective way to get away
from shin splints also I'll stretch
beforehand I'll stretch my calves a lot
that's been super helpful and during the
middle of my run if I'm getting a lot of
pain I won't just power through it I'll
stop maybe every 1/2 mile shake things
out stretch and then I'll get right back
after it sometimes it's just so painful
that off to do 3 4 miles like that
before things get warmed up all right
next up is your running form so I
obviously cannot diagnose this over the
Internet so you should go to a running
specialty store and have somebody watch
you walk they can tell you if you you
know over sue Panay overpronate that
sort of thing they can help you with
your running form but I'm talking about
your cadence and your vertical
oscillation most specifically so cadence
how many strides you're taking in a
minute if that number is really low that
means that you're taking a really long
stride and there's actually going to be
a lot more
impact on your legs your knees
everything and also your vertical
oscillation if you're jumping way too
high the impact is going to be very high
so a lot of times I want you guys to
think about if your stride is too long
and your bounce is too high try to keep
your stride number high so your cadence
high and your vertical oscillation
relatively low
all right last up here is your insoles
so that's obviously the cheapest part of
any shoe cost between one and three
cents so if you want to have some
correction add some correction to your
shoes maybe you need some more arch
support definitely go look at some new
insoles I'm a big fan of super feet I'll
actually throw in any type of insult
just to keep myself honest it's not a
really great way to say it but just to
keep things a little bit different
sometimes I'll go the high-volume ones
with a lot of arc support sometimes I'll
go for the carven ones that have a lot
less support but I find that if I switch
it up and I change insoles every once in
a while that can help me get a great run
in and reduce my shin splint pain so
actually that's it for this video I hope
it was helpful but really if you focus
on those five things chances are I think
you're going to be able to get around
some of the pain that you guys have if
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