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Reduce your risk of overuse injury 
(HealthDay News) -- Overuse injuries may occur when you ramp up your exercise routine too quickly or too vigorously.
Follow these suggestions to help prevent an overuse injury:
- Limit your running distance increase to no more than 10 percent each week.
- Limit your total weekly distance to no more than 45 miles.
- Stick to flat, soft ground for running, avoiding uneven terrain.
- Stop running when you have pain -- don't push through it.
- Rest and ice a painful area for two-to-three days; see a doctor after a week if it doesn't improve.
- Treat yourself to some easy workouts after running or training very hard.
- Get new running shoes approximately every 500 miles for maximum shock absorption.
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians
Copyright: © 2011 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
First published: 08/30/2011
Last updated: 08/30/2011
Reviewed by: HealthDay, a service of ScoutNews, LLC
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