People need to understand that running is very straining on the body especially for beginners. Everyone can run but not everyone can run and recover well. Recovering is nearly as important as the run itself. Muscles soreness, fatigue, and tired feet are among some of the things that beginning runners and people that don’t prepare for a run properly can encounter.

This article from runners’ world explains nine different ways to recover, how the work, and who uses them. See the full article here here.  It’s pretty cool to recover more quickly from a run than typical and also learn who else uses the same recovery method. Recovering is not going to affect everyone in the same way it’s important to keep trying different methods until a recovery method helps improve whatever problems a runner encounters on everyday runs.

Some things can’t be fixed just by using a different recovery method though. If a runner has joint pain, then it is important to find what is causing the joint pain. A recovery method might help make the pain go away quicker but some things shouldn’t be happening in the first place. A common fix for nearly any running related pain is getting better fitting shoes. However, running style could contribute to running related pain as well. In order to avoid most running related injuries, it is important to stretch, wear well fitted shoes and run with the proper form. Combine all of that with a proper recovery method and running won’t be any more difficult than lacing up your shoes.

For more recovery methods check out this article from Aspetar sports medicine journal here.

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