So if finally happened to me. My first fairly significant injury. Since abou the beginning of November I seriously began to ramp up my running. Prior I only ran about 2.25miles a week in addition to my lifting. So I began to up it to 5miles the 6miles a week. Now I dont have car (live in NYC) so I walk to the gym and the distance from my home to the gym is about 0.5miles, so both ways its a mile. In addition, I have to walk to work another 0.5 miles from door to door. So tack on those distances and I'm basically moving my legs for about 16 miles a week. (No rest since I began)
About 3 weeks ago, in one of my knees I began to feel a small soreness while standing but seemed to go away while I bent my knee. As the days went on I felt it getting more noticeable. I felt the pain in both my knees by this time and when I finally came to grips and realized its not just an ache that goes away eventually and I went to the doctor. He said that I dont have any swelling and that it could be a sore ligament that has inflammation. So he told me RICE and take Alieve or Advil. The last time I was at the gym was 12/18 when I did a light chest/biceps workout (went to doc next day). Ever since I have been resting, walk as little as I can, crying alot since I can't go to the gym, and taking 1 Alieve in the morning and 1 before I sleep. I've been feeling much better as the pain is going away. I plan on continuing my
workout routine on Tuesday 12/26, but I'll admit
I'm scared of going back and injuring myself more seriously.
So my question, how should I get back into it? I'm basically out for a whole week doing no exercise. How should I treat my legs when I do a
leg routine??? Should I get back to running?? How should I run???
Thanks
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