I ran
competitively on high school and college cross country & track teams
setting a few records and winning a few championships. This year I turned 40 and as I looked in the
mirror saw someone who used to enjoy running but hadn’t hit the pavement or a
trail for a jaunt in nearly ten years.
So I decided to lace up the shoes and start running again!
Unfortunately,
the muscles in my calves and ankles have weakened causing shin splints whenever
I try to get a running routine into place.
I could only make it a few blocks before having to stop from
overwhelming pain in my ankles or having my calf muscles lock up on me. Reaching out for advice I was consistently told
the only way to stop the pain was to get rest…but that wasn’t going to
strengthen my muscles to overcome the problem when I was healed up from having
strained them and wanted to go on my next run.
MEDI-DYNE
came to my rescue! They saw me tweeting about my shin splint problems and
provided me with a PROSTRETCH +PLUS to help with the problem. I’m pleased to say it has worked!!!
I’ve been
using the PROSTRETCH +PLUS for a few weeks now and it has been GREAT!!! Before using the PROSTRETCH +PLUS, I could
barely run a ¼ mile without suffering severe shin pain and having my calf
muscles lock up on me. After using this
stretching tool I can now run a 5K again without pain and am training for a 10k
race right now. I’m confident that I can
reach my goal of running my first marathon now thanks to incorporating the
PROSTRETCH +PLUS into my training routine.
I use the
PROSTRETCH +PLUS to stretch out while warming up before a run than post-run I
do some exercises on it to help strengthen my leg muscles. I’ve been hesitant to use weight machines to
build up my legs because worried about it causing injury or strain, especially
to my Achilles tendon, especially at my age.
This has worked great at strengthening my muscles without putting extra
strain on them or bulking them up. I’ve
been very pleased with the PROSTRETCH +PLUS and would recommend it to anyone
else suffering from shin splints and weak calves and Achilles tendon issues.
When it
first came in the mail the PROSTRETCH +PLUS didn’t look that impressive, just a
piece of plastic that rocked, but I’ve had some impressive results from
utilizing it on a regular basis. My wife
actually encourage me to start using it after it had been delivered by commenting that this was the same device
her professional physical therapist had her using to strengthen her muscles
during her rehab a few years ago from a broken leg. It is nice to be using what the pros use in
the comfort of my own home to overcome my injuries and running challenges.
I had become
very frustrated because no one was giving me any good advice on how to overcome
my shin splint injuries & problems.
I kept being told to ice and rest my legs to get over the shin splints,
but as soon as I’d done that and felt recovered the problem would occur
again. I went through various shoes and
compression socks to try and fix the problem, but it only finally it stopped
after I started incorporating PROSTRETCH +PLUS into my running warm-up &
post workout routine. Thank you
MEDI-DYNE! I was about to walk away from
running again but now this Sunday I’m going to be running a 10k!!!
For more
information about the PROSTRETCH +PLUS visit: http://www.medi-dyne.com/
DISCLAIMER: I was provided with a FREE Prostretch +Plus
by Medi-Dyne in exchange for doing a review on the product. The views and opinions in this post though
are my own.
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