How to Start Fixing your Shin Splints
Alex Iglecia
Personalized Journeys for your Embodied Presence, Pattern Metabolization, Integration and Creative Life
You can feel powerless to change the situation when you’ve been in pain a while, but you are the only one who can.
It’s time to choose yourself again if you want something new. Even if you think you’ve done it all, there’s more.
Shin splints are shitty symptoms stacked up over time. Your blindspots and weak links are opportunities hiding in plain sight within your running mechanics, overused and abused tissues, missing brain-body connection or faulty motor control. Let’s find the way your way.
1. Confirm Deerlike Running Mechanics
Heel strike bad, mid-forefoot strike better. Find your gentle.
Run in place silently like a springy ninja gazelle. Master it.
2. Tune Up Your Tired Tissues
Stiff jerky is bad, supple muscles are better.
Roll a ball or use your hands on tight tissues. Sole of the foot, shins, calves, glutes are where so start
3. Get Your Brain to Say 'Go"
Stop stretching muscles when they're not strong yet.
Contract your muscles when they're short and long. Hold 3 rounds of 30 seconds without cramping: a) squeeze feet like fists b) flex toes to nose c) consciously circle your feet, knees and hip. Do you cramp? Ease up.
4. Help Your Brain Say 'No'
Don’t just train. Your brain needs to know it can control your motion by being able to put on the brakes.
Standing on one foot, rotate left & right swinging your arms gently. Can you control yourself calmly for 2 minutes?
Nice! How do you feel? What have you proved to you?
It’s an EPIC gift to future you to choose yourself now & own your strengths.
Keep going. You will find what works for you.