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Why Do Runners Get Injured Easily?
Just because we are made to run doesn’t make us great runners. For a number of reasons, many runners develop injuries each year. At any one time approximately 25% of runners will have an injury. Most of the time it comes down to a change in workload. Given enough time, our bodies are very good at adapting to increased workload. If we gradually increase the distances that we run, the muscle, tendon, and bone cells can respond to this increased workload and increase their ‘strength’ and endurance. If, however, we increase this workload too quickly, these structures start to break down. Changes in workload can be due to a change in:
• Distance / time / intensity of training • Terrain, more hills, harder ground • Footwear • Running technique
Running injuries are common and often affect the hips, knees, ankles, and feet of runners. The impact and stress of running is sometimes hard on the muscles and joints; especially if you ignore early injury signs. Your running injury may require a short period of rest in order to allow some healing to occur, during which time cross-training may be a good option to maintain your fitness. At Craven SPORT services, a physiotherapist with a special interest in running injuries will give you the best advise for treatment.
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RUNNING TIPS Finish Fast: by Matt Fitzgerald
Research shows that the neuromuscular system is most likely to discover more efficient ways to move when you push your limits (i.e. fatigue). To do this without risk of overtraining, end some of your easy runs with a “fast finish.” Wait until the last five or 10 minutes of a longer run and then speed up to an effort level of six or seven on a scale of one to 10. For more Running Tips, visit our Youtube channel: http://bit.ly/Sask-Marathon-Running-Tips
When you run, your brain is constantly communicating with your muscles to figure out how you can run more efficiently (i.e. with less muscle activation). This involuntary process explains why all runners become more economical with experience. But you may be able to speed up the process.
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NEW STAFF CHRIS STURGE
BREE RUTTEN Bree graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in Physical Education in 1998 followed by a degree in Physical Therapy in 2001. Since graduation, she has specialized in the treatment of Women’s Pelvic Floor disorders, with advanced training focusing on concerns of the bladder, bowel, pregnancy and pelvic pain. She has worked at the Saskatoon City Hospital Urotherapy program, in private practice in Seattle, and for 6 years at the Pelvic Floor Clinic in Calgary. She returned to Saskatoon 8 years ago, and has continued to work in the area of pelvic floor and core stability concerns in both private practice as well as with the Saskatoon City Hospital - Pelvic Floor Pathway program. The focus of her treatment is creating balance and strength in the pelvis and core to create a strong base for everyday activities and fitness. Chronic pelvic pain is an area that she has continued to center her work around, and
Chris graduated with his B.Sc. of Kinesiology from the University of Saskatchewan in 2014. Following this, he worked for a year and then spent the majority of 2016 traveling overseas. Chris is a CSEP, Certified Personal
Trainer and is currently satisfying requirements for his Certified Exercise Physiologist designation. Chris has been actively involved in martial arts for over 20 years, having both competed and coached at national and international levels. Though now retired from competition, he still teaches occasionally and enjoys weightlifting and combat sports as hobbies.
she works with numerous practitioners to ensure the patient has a team environment for success. She has a passion for working with women to empower strength and create positive changes both emotionally and physically. cravensportservices.ca
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