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Am I Built Weak or Something? How do I fix it? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/running

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So I've been running like a mile each day for 3 days out of the week. But I've laid it off since I've been getting a lot of plantar fascitis, knee pain, and pain around my shins.

I'm not even that old. I'm very confused, maybe there are some exercises I can do? Went to a running shoe store and they recommended me some more cushioning shoes like a glycerin gts 22.

Any tips, recommendations, comments, or suggestions would be appreciated.

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[–] fujiwood 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Typically taking shorter steps leads to more steps per minute aka cadence. It's s better for your running form and easier on your body. Most things I have read say 170-180 steps per minute. Some running apps will have a cadence tracker or audible sound to follow.

Edit: You could also try a metronome app set to 170 beats per minute and try to match that. I think my natural cadence is around 162 so you may want to find what's best for you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't see this helping the length of my strides as it does control the speed of me running

[–] fujiwood 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You'd have to make your stride shorter in order to increase cadence.

Cadence is used as a guide in order to make sure your foot to strikes under your body in order to help prevent injuries.

https://youtu.be/eacl52qzr4E?si=AOJ1i34mpSdYehJR

https://youtu.be/_kGESn8ArrU?si=8X1UsvSDcCkAWu4e

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Interesting. I think I will try to run hitting midfoot now. When I went to the specialist store they told me there isn't a wrong way to run. Their job is to just help is run with that natural way we run.