Muscle stffness following jogging?

Question

After jogging in the afternoon I find muscles in the front side of my both legs get unusually stiff/very hard and aches for some time. I understand that this ache problem can be solved by doing more stretching exercises before jogging. But what can be done about the stiffness? or is it normal after jogging? (To be more precise, I mean the muscles adjacent to the front bone in legs, I think they are called Tibialis anterior muscles and close to the Tibia bone.) I have started jogging nearly two months back. Before jogging I do some warm-up and stretching exercises.

Answer 1

It is just as important to stretch after jogging if not more so than before. you can also ice sore muscles for 15-20 minutes after jogging, if they are still sore then try massage. IF you are talking about the shins you are getting shin splints which is the thin muscles tearing away from the bone. for that you need to stretch your calf muscles as they act as a shock absorber for the shin also you might not have shoes that have enough cushion in them. So your shoes might be the problem. I use a website www.runnersworld.com it has a lot of information about running from training programs to injury prevention and what to do in case if injury

Answer 2

First warm-up excercise is a must before any kind of vigorous activity like jogging. After jogging do cool-down excercise. if you do 5 mins of warm-up then do 5 mins of cool-down. This will help you in the stiffness and aches. A massage in the area may help.
Also if this does not work then reduce your jogging time for the timebeing and increase the time gradually.

Answer 3

i had that when i played Texas shootout. and i know how bad it hurts but all you can do is keep stretching even when they are stiff it will soon go away. but make sure you do a real good stretching before you jog.

Answer 4

drink magnesium drink