Calf and Ankle Stretching Workout for Shin Splints

From http://www.sparkpeople.com, a workout for shin splints with our own Coach Nicole! This video will lead you through a short (3-minute) routine of lower legs stretches for the calves and ankles. These stretches are great for people with tight calves or weak ankles in general, but may also help prevent and manage shin splint pain.

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[brotheryang]

This may be a stupid question but My track is about 10 to 15 mins away. can i do the warm ups and my house and stretch there or should i use my car as the wall when i get to the track?

[sparkpeople]

@brotheryang Not a stupid question. If you warm up and then sit to drive 10-15 minutes, you've just negated your warm up. Warm up at the track and try to find a place to stretch there- any wall, fence--your car should work too. I recommend stretching AFTER your workout for most effectiveness.

[aka1darkknight]

hello spark people. I have Osgood Schlatters in both legs, and I was stupid yesterday--I ran in old, old running shoes for fifty minutes (under 8 min. pace), and then later played basketball for two hours, after my legs were inflamed. They still hurt the next day. Walking, sitting down, stairs, etc. are killing me. So, I can't really warm up, don't have any running shoes right now. I've had 3 stress fractures in these legs (all at once a few yrs. ago). Is it possible that I re-stres frac'd?

[sparkpeople]

@aka1darkknight That's a question for your doctor, not SparkPeople. Sorry!

[vanskater15]

i dont have a wall...

[eiffel65isawesome]

SHIN SPLINTS SUCK

[aeonjoey]

miss Nicole, I have to tell you: THANK YOU!!!! I did this today at the gym, and I was able to RUN at 6mph for 20 min straight! I haven't been able to do that in months! I had way too much shin pain, these stretches really worked for me! thank you! you made it super easy to do! I really appreciate it!!!

[MCoolieM12]

Hi I have had my legs tightening and my feet in the middle tightening sometimes and it gets very painful, what kind of exercises could I do so I don't wak up with pain sometime syou do not have control to move the muscles or move around for a few minutes because of the pain.I've also had them standing up

[tomnlisa]

I was having terrible pain from shin splints, did these stretches before my walk today and it helped a lot -- not pain free, but a lot less pain! Thanks.

[MyNameBaboo]

cute

[sparkpeople]

@Doza130 Good question! I'd say "warm" is typically after 3-5 minutes of light to moderate activity.

[gogeta486]

@sparkpeople I need help, This isn't working, ive been playing football lately, and for the last few years I havent been working my legs out so I started getting shin splints for the last few weeks and nothing seems to work :(

[xP4CK3RZ]

@sparkpeople Warm up, stretch, work out, stretch, cool down