Yesterday, I did one of Courtney Brown’s workouts from Runandbehappy.com. She has some awesome workouts for runners and strength training.
After doing her workout, I ran a couple miles at a light pace. 10-11 minute miles.
Good thing I went to bed early last night. I woke up at five to go to spin class. At first, spin class was hard. My butt was bruised and I could hardly walk. Now that I have done it several times, I don’t get the same pain. I’m getting better at it and the muscle in my legs are popping!
I’m not doing spin class to burn calories. Im attending spin class because it’ll make me a stronger runner. I was reading “Why Runner’s Need Spinning” by Laura Forman For Active.com and she said,
“When you choose an indoor cycling class over running on occasion, you reduce your risk of injury in two ways. First, you are substituting a high-impact with a no-impact workout, giving your joints a break from the wear and tear. Second, the muscles worked on the bike vary from those used while running. Strengthening different (weaker) muscles in your body will provide greater muscular balance, resulting in reduced chance of running-related injury.” read more…
I still get knee pains and if I want to complete my half marathon, I need to take care of my knees and train properly. When I ran yesterday, I didn’t get any sharp pains while running, so hopefully this was the magic ingredient. I am also doing an IT Band exercise that Courtney gave me.
Kibble says
Hi Taralynn! I love your website, and I am currently trying to lose weight too! Unfortunately, I get many sport related injuries that prevent me from maintaining a consistent schedule. I have moderate shin splints in both of my legs and mild sprains on both of my ankles. I would love to keep exercising so I can stay healthy and happy, but what do I do when I have many injuries?
Taralynn McNitt says
Thank you!
When I had runners knee and achilles tendonitis, I turned to swimming laps! I made sure to eat very clean and do lots of stretching and strength training in the meantime!