http://www.bhatcher.com/2008/02/running-again/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bhatcher.com/2008/02/running-again/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Teresa Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:46:46 +0000 http://www.bhatcher.com/2008/02/running-again/#comment-23 Since you have access to a gym, make sure you add a bit of weight lifting to your routine. There are certain strengthening exercises for the quadriceps and hamstrings that are indispensable for runners with knee problems. Annie & I have both struggled with this (she even more than I), so please feel free to call for tips or just to vent about the extreme frustration of uncooperative body parts! Since you have access to a gym, make sure you add a bit of weight lifting to your routine. There are certain strengthening exercises for the quadriceps and hamstrings that are indispensable for runners with knee problems. Annie & I have both struggled with this (she even more than I), so please feel free to call for tips or just to vent about the extreme frustration of uncooperative body parts!

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