Hello again, fellow runners!

Mon eighth tip is at least as important as the previous one. If pain or discomfort forces you to take a break from running, avoid resting completely for more than 2 or 3 days. As soon as you can swim, cycle, walk or jog, get out the door and move around! Do not wait too long before you resume stimulating your muscles, bones, tendons, cartilage and ligaments.

Resuming exercise early will help you recover even more quickly. Raising your heart rate, body temperature and resting metabolism will accelerate and optimise the rehabilitation of your irritated or injured tissues.

However, avoid resuming running too early and too fast, through overly long or intense workouts. Proceed progressively by listening to your body carefully to determine the pace at which it can bring you back up to speed.

Make sure that your pain or discomfort does not increase considerably while you run, in the following hour and the next morning. The more you will pay attention to those essential signals, the more likely you will hit the ground running, without having to stop again a few days later.

Good luck for this crucial phase, and see you soon for my next tip!

Olivier