tellmewhentheLangshiplandscoz ·
31/12/2020 23:28
Evening all
Been running regularly for 4+ years now and bloody love it for a million reasons. In normal times I'd also weight train quite hard 1/2 weekly and with yoga a few times a week all seemed good.
Since Lockdown #1 and probably getting to gym 5 times tops whilst I haven't particularly increased my distance or frequency I've had on and off back and knee pain. The back pain is easing with regular yoga and stretching and using a pillow between my knees in bed. It's the knee one which I'm struggling to shift. It's hard to sit back on my feet if that makes sense, like there's pressure in it. Oddly I can easily run 13k on it and it's fine then plays up 3 days later!
So I'm thinking no resistance training has had an impact on muscles maybe not being what they were but I reckon it's time to start getting some supplements down me.
I'm not running until the knee discomfort has gone and been gone for a few weeks. Instead I'm gently walking daily and upping the yoga frequency focusing on toning yoga to hopefully help with muscle a bit.
From what I've googled it looks like the following could be a good start -
Glucosamine,
Omega 3,
Vit D
Apparently also Turmeric?
They're obviously not cheap to take daily so anyone have advice on whether they're the ones that could help, dose and best place to buy for good value?
I realise without an actual medical diagnosis this could be pointless but as I'm fine walking and pottering about and haven't the cash to throw at private scans/physio etc I thought I'd start here!
Another thought was I've got x 3 very stubborn verrucas right under where my toes are under the foot on the same leg and when they really throb I've a tendency to walk in a way that relieves the pain - could that be exacerbating it? Again, oddly I never feel them when running! Strange.
God I'm missing my running though 
Anyway, thanks for listening ... happy new year all 