I run every morning. Recently I pulled a muscle at the back of my upper leg and forced to stop. What do I do?

Question

Remember, the muscle at the rear of my right upper leg is VERY tight and sore, What kind of injury do I have? Usually I run 7 - 8 miles and it takes me about 80minutes. Today, I absolutely could not run more than a mile. I was out a mile and was forced to stop, so I walked a mile back and then went to the apartment exercise facility and rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes on level 3 of 10. It said I had traveled more than 11 miles. Is this accurate? Is this equal to a 7 - 8 mile run? I also do 1477 crunches daily and weight train every other day, what else can I do to compensate for my inability to run? How long will it take for me to heal? Is the 11 miles of biking equal to 7 - 8 miles of running? Help...

Answer 1

I would call a doctor a sports injury is not one to diagnose on line.

Answer 2

Most likely some sort of tear to the hamstring. It can take up to 6 weeks to heal if you don't keep reinjuring it. Use ice only for the first 48 hours and then hot and cold alternating about 20 min each a few times a day. (increase circulation to injury)

You might want to talk to a trainer about alternative exersizes. Also, your massive amount of crunches might be a massive amount of wasted time. At some point your body stops getting the benefit of the exersize, so that might also be something to talk to the trainer about.

I'm not sure what your end goal to the exersize is, but it would probably be a good investment to spend a few hours with a certified sports trainer. (not your buddy or the big guy at the gym) You may save time with your work out and reap the same or bigger rewards.

Answer 3

I assume you stretch properly before every run and also when you do other exercise. As far as how far you run vs how far you bike, I would look at how many calories are burned for the various exercises. For example, if you run 1 mile and burn 200 calories, and biking 1 and a half miles burns 200 calories then you would have to bike a mile and a half for every mile you would normally run. To prevent muscle cramps make sure you are getting enough CALCIUM and POTASSIUM! Eat a banana a day for your potassium and get plenty of dairy. Don't be afraid to take supplements. Remember, calcium and potassium to prevent muscle cramps. After your work out eat celery. It prevents the build up of lactic acid. This acid build up is what makes your muscles sore after your work out.
Hope this helps.

Answer 4

It sounds like medial shin splints (interior the leg). The reasons is many cases too lots repetative rigidity on the leg (i be attentive to because it took me out of working for 2 weeks). As many in this internet site will inform you, the main thank you to sparkling up it is to take numerous days off to permit the section to heal. once you're lower back to working: a million. attempt working each 2-3 days (not daily). This maximizes the ease you get out of your working to boot as facilitates your physique time to recover from the run. 2. in case you have been working interior the line, attempt a softer floor alongside with a song, grass or compacted dirt. 3. After your run, be sure you stretch 4. ultimate element... ice your leg! This does wonders for it. to boot, uncertain what situation your working footwear are in, yet while they're in undesirable shape a sparkling pair might somewhat be so as. ultimately, if the soreness does not flow away you will might desire to work out a doctor as in basic terms they are able to tell in case you have "shin splints" or a rigidity fracture. Take it difficulty-free...

Answer 5

I would consult a physician, but they will probably tell you to keep a heat pad on it for part of the day and stay off of it as much as possible.

What are you trying to accomplish with your aerobic workout? Most calories burnt? If so, I would use something like the link below and compare the numbers. You put in your weight and amount of time spent doing that activity. It then calculates an estimate of calories burnt for a long list of activities. I use it myself.