When I am running, I get bad side acheds, I want to know how to keep those away.
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My daughters personal trainer said the side aches are from lack of water.  Make sure you always drink plenty of water an hour or so before you play.  If you still get a side ache. pinch your side that is aching and bend in that direction and it should go away.  It's always a good idea to drink plenty of water everyday  If you take your weight and divide by 2, that is the number of ounces of water per day you need.
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Start training now.  Walk 2 miles a day, then 4, then 6 and so on.  The most important tip I can give you is to stay hydrated.  Heat exhaustion cramps are very painful, so drink lots of water.  Eat some energy bars on the way and keep a moderate pace.  You're doing this for charity, not to win the Boston Marathon.
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I used to suffer from these quite a bit as well.\n\nShin splints are associated with pain in the anterior tibia caused by overuse of the anterior tibilias muscle. They are most common in inexperienced runners or runners who overtrain. The pain is usually worsened by exertion and other factors:\n\n- Running on hard surfaces\n- Insufficient padding in the shoes \n- Over-pronated and/or flat feet can also lead to increased stress on the lower leg muscles during exercise\n- High arched feet can experience shin splint discomfort because this foot type is a poor shock absorber.\n\nThe treatment for shin splints is rest. Running and other strenuous lower limb activities should be avoided until the pain subsides and is no longer elicited by activity. In conjunction with rest, icing and anti-inflammatories may be suggested by a doctor or trainer, though there is some controversy over their effectiveness. A contributing cause of shin splints in some cases is the relative weakness of the muscles on the anterior of the lower leg compared to those in the calf. In this case exercises that preferentially strengthen the anterior muscles may help alleviate or avoid shin splints.\n\nIf you are just starting to run. Take it easy and progress into a walking program first before running. \n\nThe best advice I give you to start is change your running shoes and go to a specialized store (like the running room) which educate you on the most effective shoe for your foot and running style.\n\nA Rundown on Shin Splints\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/rundown_shin_splints.shtml
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I would use a heating pad and massage. You can avoid this by warming up before stretching or exercising. Drink a lot of water.
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Here's how you do it.\n\nDrink lots and lots of water everyday, morning noon and night. Instead of walking 8 miles do speed intervals, you have to trick your heart into ramping up blood flow then slowing back down, ramping back up again and slowing down. This will help with the hurting of the sides because you are easing into a long-distance run rather than shocking you body in essence. It is very normal for your sides to hurt, it means you have to fight through the pain though, if you lose the weight, sooner then later they will stop hurting. \n\nSince you are 16 yrs old you burn about 2100-2200 calories a day. To lose a pound of fat you have to burn about 3500 calories. From here on out it is nothing but a numbers game. Consume only about 1500 calories per day and you will be losing about 1-2 pounds a week with daily exercise. Remember the fat content on labels isn't the concern, the number of calories is.\n\nAlways eat breakfast and never eat after 9:00pm. If you don't eat in the morning you are guaranteed to overeat at night.
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Take a breather between runs.  You might be causing oxygen debt, in other words you may be using too much energy at a time so your muscles aren't regulating their chemicals fast enough, depriving your legs. I'd say try cutting down the amount of mileage, or try running every other day to every two days.  But you don't want wait too long between, you don't want any lactic acid build up either.  That's why I think a shorter run on a regular schedule would work best for you.
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Are you running a lot?  Or exercising a lot?  Sounds like you're straining your muscles!  Take a break from the physical workout...and make sure to stretch before any exercise!
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Ah been there done that but now am addicted to running, the comment about runnign like a turkey... lmao nice\n\ntry running early in the morning 6am or so when the sun is not to fierce this will save you feeling the head spins from the heat, you can also try late at night but this is usually harder if you work, I dont know about you but i feel stuffed when i get home,\n\nthe chest heaving part will only stop with time, my only other advice dont try and do too much too soon, start simple and work your way up, once you feel it is to easy that is when you need to increase your speed/ distance\n\ngood luck and hope it helps
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Those are soooo painful and frustrating.  They may never go away completely.  All you can do is to rest, use lots of ice and stretch plenty before running.  I developed them a few years ago and they have not left yet.
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You are being to hard on your body, I would cut the time a little on the running.
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I have the same problem. I went to my doctor and he said that I have bursitis of the knee. I also have tendinitis. I run Cross Country and Track for my high school and I didn't want to stop running so he told me that as long as I'm careful I can keep running. There are special braces I guess you would call them available at Academy. There's also a link on line where you can find them. I also take glucosamine chondroitin which really helps to rebuild joints. I hope this helps you out. Let me know how you feel.
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I've found a couple of things that help.\n1) Some people find drafting off of a runner ahead of you works. I've never found that to be the case.\n2) Keep your body as compact as you can while still running efficiently.  Make sure your elbows are tucked into your torso. Head dipped into the wind.\n3) Keep your mind OFF of the wind!  I find this one most important. If I see the wind as an enemy, I think about it too much and inevitably fail. If I just try to get the wind out of my mind, I soon forget about it and run faster.
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well... u say u get them when u are running... try not running
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I don't think it's about how long you run, more of how far. If you run like.... a mile in one hour, that's obviously not as good as like... 3 miles in one hour. Also, running long distance, like... 5000 meters a day(I dunno what that is in miles, I'm chinese) is really good for strong things. Back- stand up straight and it should get harder. And stomach- sit-ups, don't stop when it hurts. When you get up in the morning, and feel like your stomach has a huge cramp, you know you did it right.
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I had shin splints while in the Navy. The onboard Doc\ntaped my shins up and iced them just like your already doing. You can strengthen them by walking, swimming, and rest them as much as possible, when at home. You can also reduce the impact by running on a softer surface ie; sand, grass, and by going hiking. Hiking on wooded trails keeps your muscles in shape but gets rid of the hard impact of the pavement. Also before you run take 800mg of ibuprofen they work the best for pain and take out alot of the swelling. You will need a prescription for them, any doc will give them up as they are non-narcotic. I know that they hurt like h*ll so I hope you feel better soon. :-]
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Depends on why they are sore.\n\nYou can work through the IDOMS (Induced Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or Syndrome... one of the two) that you get about a day after you've exercise a new muscle group. Take it easy though so you don't tear anything. Jogging is a good way to get rid of these (get some blood going through em!)
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Good sneakers and a well cushioned treadmill will reduce the impact on your knees.  Using the incline should be fine--it's usually the downhill running that is harder on your knees.  Obviously, stop running or walking if you experience any pain.  Consult a sports doctor if your pain is preventing you from running or walking.