Some injuries may cause you to adjust your running regime rather than have to stop altogether. This is more likely if…
- The injury or sensation is new
- The injury or sensation is more of an awareness than a pain
- You are a seasoned runner.

If you have been doing a fair amount of running, just easing back may be all you need to do, and there are several options open to you.

Reducing you running intensity
There are a number of ways you can do this:
- Reduce the number of runs that you do
- Reduce the distance that you run
- Reduce your running pace
- Allow more rest time between runs
- Stick to flat, easy routes
- Reduce the intensity with intervals of slow jogging or recovery walking
- Mix running with alternative types of exercise (cross-train).

Many common running injuries will prevent you from running… maybe not at first, as many runners wrongly ‘carry’ injuries and continue to run, but the longer you carry on running, the worse the injury will become, and the longer your rest from running will have to be in the long run. Continuing to exercise with other types of activity can help keep you fit and motivated, and make you less likely to begin running again too soon.

If you become injured, stop running and let the injury heal. This is the quickest way back to your regular running regime. Get to know a local sports therapist or physiotherapist who can provide you with good advice when you need it. If you know someone who can help before you sustain an injury, you are more likely to seek professional advice when you need it.

Exercises to help injury prevention
To help prevent common running injuries, try doing these strengthening exercises two to three times weekly, maybe after a run or whilst watching television!

Help prevent knee and hip injuries
Prevention of these muscles involves strengthening and stabilizing gluteal muscles.
1. Lie on your side with hips bent forward at 45 degrees, knees bent at approximately 45 degrees and feet stacked one on top of the other.
2. Slowly rotate your top leg backwards, lifting your leg a few inches and rotating your knee up towards the ceiling, whilst keeping the ankles together, then lower back to the starting point and repeat 15-20 times.
3. Keep the rest of your body still and hips facing forwards, not allowing yourself to roll backwards.
4. Change legs and repeat.

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