Jogging help

[PrincessFiona]

I've been running for about 6 weeks. I hit 40 min and sometimes felt I could do more. Last week my legs were hurting me so much that I had to walk/jog/walk/jog. I gave my body a couple of days off and walked only. I can only pull out 10 min of jogging now because of the cramping in my legs. How can I fix this?

Kris


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[Michele]

Are you taking a multivitamin?

[SoonerTexan]

Also, are you increasing your distance slowly? That is what always did it for me.

pilates! (no joke). I've always heard that pilates is a fantastic compliment to running b/c running smashes everything together, and pilates stretches it all back out.

[HouseofWool]

I agree with Jenn, try some cross training with either yoga or pilates. Either will focus on stretching and strengthening core muscles.

[MarissaNicole]

Where is the cramping?

I always feel sore/tight the first 20 minutes of my run, and when I was training I had to ice nightly and take ibprofen to be able to run through the first 20 minutes.

Also try bananas and yellow peppers for potassium.

[Thirteen]

You can also do an epsom salt soak, post-run, to help with soreness/stiffness.
Sounds like a mineral deficiency -- do you seize up quickly, or is it a pain that increases over time?

[charispina]

What's cramping? Thighs? Calves? Shins? It could be nutritional deficit (take your vitamins, and get plenty of potassium and vitamin B), insufficient stretching (you should stretch about 5 minutes in as well as after, but not before you've warmed up), or maybe just the wrong shoes for your foot shape.

Are you familiar with the Couch to 5K Program? It's a very simple way to increase your distance with interval training. Maybe you're just trying to do too much too fast.

I hope you're running pain free soon!