Have you ever felt like you have weights tied to your feet while running? If it happened, you are in the right place, if not, you are in the right place because if you do not act consciously, you may experience this in the near future. If you don’t run at all, the situation is worse, even if you read the article later, a still life is not possible, act now
If we go back to our topic; Let’s start by saying that if you have such a problem, there is nothing to worry about. You will talk about a number of reasons related to this situation and the solutions and treatments that will accompany them in detail.
Cause of Heaviness in Legs While Running
Let’s talk briefly about possible causes first. Let’s talk about solutions, precautions and treatments afterwards.
Intense strength training. Doing strength training to develop and increase your muscle mass can be the reason.
Neglecting stretching before and after running. Warming up before running and stretching and relaxation after running are very important. If you neglect these movements, you may face this problem.
Overtraining. You may have overdosed a bit. In this case, your body will show some symptoms in response, one of which may be a feeling of heaviness in the legs.
Wearing the wrong shoes. The first condition in running is to always use the right shoes. Wrong shoes can tire your feet as well as damage them.
Poor running form. It may sound a little interesting, but if you constantly run in a weak form, it is possible to feel heavy in your legs.
Gaining weight. You may be gaining weight, nutrition is important in all areas of life, as well as in all areas of sports. It is inevitable that you will experience this situation, especially when you start to gain uncontrolled weight with a wrong diet.
Iron deficiency. Yes, mineral deficiencies in your body can also manifest itself with side effects such as a feeling of heaviness in the legs.
dehydration. Namely, thirst or dehydration. In this case, there is a feeling of heaviness, not just for your legs, but possibly for your entire body. You may be neglecting to drink water little by little but often.
Insomnia. Our sleep pattern has as much effect on the body as the diet. Insomnia can cause a general feeling of heaviness, fatigue and complaints such as “my hands and feet are not getting up”.
Finally poor circulation. Your blood circulation may be weakened for some reasons, which causes a feeling of heaviness, especially in areas with poor blood circulation.
Solutions for Heaviness in Legs While Running
It would be more accurate to say precautions, solutions and treatments. Again, let’s take a look at how to solve your problem in order. If you see a mistake you made above, you can start by correcting it first.
Use the right shoes. Buy quality sneakers and use them while running.
sleep. Yes, don’t linger on the phone at night, try to sleep through the night as much as possible. This way you will feel rested.
Pay attention to your diet. Avoid high sugar foods, trans fats and additives.
Enrich your water. Make the water you drink during or after sports rich in minerals.
Do your workouts regularly, with occasional rest and not pushing yourself.
Do not run in the same way and on the same route all the time. Reduce and increase your tempo in a controlled way, watch your surroundings while running, see different places.
You will appreciate that these solutions, which we have simply mentioned, are not just about the feeling of heaviness in the legs. We touched upon very important points in terms of general life order. Health starts with standing, pay attention to your feet and listen to the recommendations. Before I finish the topic, I must say that cold water is very good for the feeling of heaviness in your feet. Get your feet cold once in a while
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