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Am I Built Weak or Something? How do I fix it? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I've been running like a mile each day for 3 days out of the week. But I've laid it off since I've been getting a lot of plantar fascitis, knee pain, and pain around my shins.

I'm not even that old. I'm very confused, maybe there are some exercises I can do? Went to a running shoe store and they recommended me some more cushioning shoes like a glycerin gts 22.

Any tips, recommendations, comments, or suggestions would be appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep, basically you're putting too much strain on your body too quickly. Your bones are composite materials and they will get incredibly strong if you give them time to adapt. You're just going to have to walk for a while and then maybe do some light jogging here and there to increase the strain slowly so that your bones can reconfigure themselves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Alright I think I'll try jogging or running once a week for now and walk the other two days.