Ok, so I started running again after about 10 years of not doing anything. I have been following a couch to 10K program and it is working pretty darn good. The problem is, I am on week 3 about to move into week 4 and I tore my calf muscle. Granted it's a grade 2 and it will heal in aroughly 4-6 weeks, but in the mean time what can I do to help speed up the healing and what can I do when I start back running to prevent it from happening again. I know that I have to start slow and work back up to where I was, but I just don't want this to happen again because I genuinely love to run. Also, what is something that I can do while standing to get my heart rate up? I was thinking about a modified form of shadow boxing where I just move my upper body. Thanks.
Torn Calf Muscle
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the typical heat and ice, of course, is crucial. The last major injury i had, i was sure to ice it on a regular schedule and my recovery increased 10-fold.
You'll find it hard to do much full out cardio (including shadow boxing) because of the required use of your calves. However, you can still do weight / resistance training and if you do high reps with lower weights and take little breaks, you can still get a good cardio workout.
Have you talked to a physio? They are usually filled with good ideas.
You'll find it hard to do much full out cardio (including shadow boxing) because of the required use of your calves. However, you can still do weight / resistance training and if you do high reps with lower weights and take little breaks, you can still get a good cardio workout.
Have you talked to a physio? They are usually filled with good ideas.
I've been there done that on the torn calf muscle. My advice - rest it as much as possible in the early stages. That's exactly what I didn't do and my recovery took many months because of it. As for exercise, I found that cycling was ok, (though possibly an expert will come along soon and tell you I'm an idiot and you shouldn't be cycling), swimming is surely ok too. I didn't have access to a pool, but did take the odd swim in a nearby river and it seemed fine on the calf. all the best for your recovery
I second rest. I DID do that, and recovered quickly. :-D