Running is so easy to do, it’s easy to do it wrong.
Many runners attack the activity in a manner that is not sustainable. They are unprepared for the self-selected volume and intensity and just when they’re getting good at it they hurt themselves. There’s not much of an excuse for the injury when the cause was a focus on running quantity over quality.
Gray Cook and Lee Burton explore running with pain and injuries, the role of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and the overlooked importance of recovery. If running is your identity, how are your heart rate variability (HRV), hydration, and sleep? - Deficits in those will hurt you, your cardiovascular endurance and your running performance.
Sometimes, the best medicine for your running may be to balance running with intervals or other activities like yoga or Turkish Get-ups (TGU). Knowing your limits is to know what you need to work on.
Link to the running injury statistics:
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