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Blogilates does a few apartment friendly workouts on YouTube, just search blogilates apartment friendly eg this one -
Silent Death Cardio - Apartment friendly workout to lean down
also I'm pretty sure her older pilates videos don't include jumping and things and some of them are very hard!
I’m loving this thread! I took up running about 2 months ago and love it so much but in the last few weeks I’m suffering REALLY badly with shin splints. It’s been ongoing on my right leg for 3 weeks now, the pain is bad like all day long and I miss running so much! I’ve been to the doctor a few times and have had X-ray and an MRI but nothing wrong so they said to keep icing it and resting but I’m getting so impatient 
does anybody have any tips for preventing them reoccurring when I can eventually run again?
does anybody have any tips for preventing them reoccurring when I can eventually run again?
I have previously suffered from shin splints in the past, this time I’ve followed a training plan and no problem so far and nearly week 9!I’m loving this thread! I took up running about 2 months ago and love it so much but in the last few weeks I’m suffering REALLY badly with shin splints. It’s been ongoing on my right leg for 3 weeks now, the pain is bad like all day long and I miss running so much! I’ve been to the doctor a few times and have had X-ray and an MRI but nothing wrong so they said to keep icing it and resting but I’m getting so impatient
I did invest in a fairly good pair of trainers aswel from a shop who specialised in them.
Have you tried using kinesiology tape? I’ve always used it to help with my back so might be worth trying
.I had shin splints last year when I started running again after a long break, for me there were several contributing factors. I know it’s so annoying but proper rest really does help! I had to get new running shoes as mine were pretty old and that did make a difference, I know it’s hard because of lockdown but if you can get a proper shoe fitting at a running shop then it’s definitely worth it if you think shoes might be an issue. My shoes were expensive but really worth it.I’m loving this thread! I took up running about 2 months ago and love it so much but in the last few weeks I’m suffering REALLY badly with shin splints. It’s been ongoing on my right leg for 3 weeks now, the pain is bad like all day long and I miss running so much! I’ve been to the doctor a few times and have had X-ray and an MRI but nothing wrong so they said to keep icing it and resting but I’m getting so impatient
I had shin splints because I was over striding and then heel striking, when running my heel was the first part of my foot to land, when actually it should be the middle or front of my foot that lands first. I watched a few YouTube videos that I think I linked on the last page of the thread and then when I started running again I really paid attention to how my body was moving and my technique. It was difficult to change my technique but for me that was what made the biggest difference in the long term! I actually used to go to a running club as a child and one of the coaches did tell me that I should try not to land on my heel, but I don’t think I understood what he meant or the importance of it until years and years later when I started again! Technique is so important if you want to avoid injury.
As someone else has said training plans are great, and start off slow, like seriously slow, so slow that you think it’s not helpful and build from there. For me I found the first few weeks of C25k too easy because I had reasonable cardio fitness so I ran waaay too fast in the running parts and then gave myself shin splints as my muscles were not up to it. I kept forgetting it’s not a sprint, it’s supposed to be at a slow jog pace. I found it better for me to start off with distances, so a 1k run 3x a week then after a week or so of that 1.5k, then 2k and then I jumped back into the C25k programme about 4 or 5 weeks in. Personally I found it easier to pace myself properly and go slow when running for a bit longer in one go rather than intervals of 1 or 2 mins. Slow is better for preventing injury and building that strength up over time.
Hope some of that is helpful and your shin splints get better soon! Mine are better now so it is possible! Just go slow and pay attention to your technique and you’ll get there sooner than you think
Forgot to add it was annoying to have to run slowly for a few weeks as I felt I could have pushed myself more and gone faster and further, but I had to hold myself back a bit. I’m glad I did as that along with the technique changes were what stopped me from getting injured again.
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I thought i had shin splints when I first started. I was given shoes that were no good. I went elsewhere, got his opinion and got better shoes.I’m loving this thread! I took up running about 2 months ago and love it so much but in the last few weeks I’m suffering REALLY badly with shin splints. It’s been ongoing on my right leg for 3 weeks now, the pain is bad like all day long and I miss running so much! I’ve been to the doctor a few times and have had X-ray and an MRI but nothing wrong so they said to keep icing it and resting but I’m getting so impatient
I really want to start running but I’m worried that I’m too obese. I have been going for walks after work every day but find them hard work so probably have a way to go before I can run but have been reading some of the great advice on here in the meantime!
Anyone can run if they want too!!!! I run in places people I know wouldn’t see me & the evenings are lighter now so go for it!! Don’t let anything stop you. Defiantly recommend using a couch 2 5K app!
Couch to 5k really is the place to start @pbontoast . The first few runs have such short intervals that it is totally doable and the pace is whatever you want it to be and feels comfortable for you. When I first started it I was the heaviest I had ever been, and I found it easiest to wear something I felt really comfortable in - which at the time was a cosy, light and baggy t-short and my favourite leggings. I went out super early to my local park and essentially did laps as the sun came up. Less than a year later, I ran my first half marathon in under 2 hours. Now I’m not saying that a half marathon is the goal, but I truly believe that without pushing myself through couch to 5k I wouldn’t have the health and fitness I have today. It’s broken up into achievable chunks and by the end of it you won’t believe how far you have come.
Just go for it, just do a little bit at a time and gradually build it up, I like going out when it’s quieter, good luck
and let us know how you get onAnyone can be a runner! All you’ve got to do is run, you don’t need a certain body type or to be fast. I’m still pretty slow and I’ve been running on and off for almost a year now! It’s a solo sport so all you need to compare yourself to is yourself, and you will have some days where you struggle and others which are easy. I ran 2k the other day and was absolutely exhausted afterwards, but then a few days later ran 5k at a very similar pace and felt great.
Walking is great for fitness too, and you can definitely work yourself up if you don’t feel comfortable running just yet. As everyone else has said couch to 5k is a great plan, there’s an NHS app you can download for your phone and it works very well. If you want to track distance you can use something like strava or Nike run club to tell you how far you have run. It starts off with intervals of running and walking and progresses from there, one of the good things about it is you can repeat weeks if you’re finding them hard and aren’t ready to progress just yet, I repeated some weeks when I did was injured and didn’t feel able to progress to the next one.
Running is a great sport once you get into it, it become so addictive! I really look forward to my runs now, when I first started it was a struggle, but now I really love it
Thank you so much for your messages and encouragement everyone! I feel a bit emotional!! I’m going to download the couch to 5k app and give it a go. I can always go back to walking if it is too much but you’ve inspired me to give it a go. Thank you!
I can also recommend Couch to 5k. It’s how I started running five years ago having never run before. I believe there is a 10k one as well that you can progress to afterwards.
Just checking in. I had to stop running for 5 weeks due to a tendon injury in my foot 
. I'm recovered now and itching to get back out again! I was on week 5 of C25K so I'm going to start again with week 4 and see how I get on 
. I'm recovered now and itching to get back out again! I was on week 5 of C25K so I'm going to start again with week 4 and see how I get on Hi 
Thought I'd say hello because I started running a year ago (wanted to get through 5 k without stopping managed it but injured myself) and have been running on and off since.
Moved in October so did the couch 2 5 k plan to get me back on course and loved it, then work hit me like a train from new years so I stopped then started again!
I think my real goal now is to build up to 10 k.
Looking forward to following everyone else's running through this
Thought I'd say hello because I started running a year ago (wanted to get through 5 k without stopping managed it but injured myself) and have been running on and off since.Moved in October so did the couch 2 5 k plan to get me back on course and loved it, then work hit me like a train from new years so I stopped then started again!
I think my real goal now is to build up to 10 k.
Looking forward to following everyone else's running through this
Im trying to get a company enters into the great south run 
think I’ve gone abit crazy with this running bug.
think I’ve gone abit crazy with this running bug.
Just checking in 
I haven’t been for a run for a week because I’ve not been well. I want to go but I know it might do more harm than good. Really need to make sure I do stick with it though when I am better! 
hopefully after this weird week it will start getting warmer which always makes it easier to get out there in the morning!
I haven’t been for a run for a week because I’ve not been well. I want to go but I know it might do more harm than good. Really need to make sure I do stick with it though when I am better! hopefully after this weird week it will start getting warmer which always makes it easier to get out there in the morning!Hope your feeling back to yourself soon, remember to take it easy and listen to your body, all the bestJust checking in
managed a 10k yesterday... I’ve got the bug now I want to do it again today
so proud of myself 
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