I SOMETIMES FEEL KNEE AND SHIN PAIN

WHEN I EXERCISE.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

IF YOU FEEL PAIN IN YOUR KNEES OR SHINS WHEN YOU RUN OR WALK, ONE OF THE FIRST THING TO CHECK IS YOUR SHOES. HAVE YOU HAD YOUR RUNNING SHOES FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS, IF SO IT IS PROBABLY TIME TO INVEST IN A NEW PAIR. A GOOD RUNNING SHOE SHOULD HUG YOUR ARCH AND GIVE YOU GOOD ANKLE SUPPORT. YOU DON'T WANT TO BUY A SHOE THAT IS NOT COMFORTABLE AND HAS TO BE BROKEN IN. IT SHOULD FEEL GREAT RIGHT AWAY!

YOU WILL ALSO WANT TO CHECK YOUR RUNNING STYLE TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT FRONT LOADING ON YOUR KNEES AS YOU RUN. A LOT OF RUNNING SHOE STORES HAVE TRAINED STAFF TO HELP YOU LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY ALIGN YOUR FEET WHILE RUNNING.

IF YOUR KNEE PAIN PERSISTS AFTER CHANGING SHOES, IT MAY BE TIME TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY A DOCTOR. DON'T WAIT TOO LONG, YOU HOPEFULLY CAN CATCH IT AT A POINT, WHERE POSSIBLY SOME PHYSICAL THERAPY TYPE EXERCISES CAN HELP REMEDY THE SITUATION.

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I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT

LOSING WEIGHT

'FAST'-

SO LETS TALK

ABOUT THIS.

THE BEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT IS TO APPROACH IT WITH A GOOD, REALISTIC, POSITIVE APPRAOCH.

IT TOOK SOME TIME TO PUT ONTHE WEIGHT AND REALISTICALLY

IT WILL TAKE SOME

TIME TO TAKE IT OFF.

WITH THE RIGHT INFORMATION ABOUT EXERCISING AND NUTRITION, YOU CAN SHED THAT UNWANTED WEIGHT.  MOST OF THOSE DIETS YOU HEAR ABOUT - THE ONES THAT MAKE PROCLAMATIONS THAT SOUND TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - WELL, USUALLY IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE.

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS YOU CAN LOSE MORE THAN 2lbs. A WEEK YOU SHOULD BE A BIT WARY, AS THE MOST FAT YOU CAN REALISTICALLY LOSE IS 2lbs. A WEEK. ANY MORE THAN THAT, YOU ARE MORE THAN LIKELY LOSING MUSCLE MASS.