I started walking to work and my shin have started to hurt. Why do they hurt?

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Perhaps you are not working those parts of your muscles often. When you start exerting a muscle that has been at rest for a while, that muscle starts to hurt from the wear and tear on the muscle tissue. Once the tissue heals itself, it heals stronger. Once you reach that stage, your chins will most likely not hurt so much after that.

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i had the same problem.they hurt because you are not used to all of the exercise

Your body is just not used to the extra activity. Make sure you warm up your mucles before you go on your walk. Always make sure you have the right pair of walking shoes on that will make a huge difference. That is great that you are walking to work you will burn extra calories and eventually lose weight. This is a new thing walking to work? Maybe you are getting some exercise so muscles are kicking in. I use to work at a job where I stood up 11 hours straight and when I quit, within a few weeks my legs were always hurting. My doctor said it was because my muscles were not as strong as before since I wasnt standing as much. So i walked 4 miles everyday and now they are back to normal

It's called shin splints (sports injury terminology). Many athletes get it from running on hard surface, like pavement. You can aid yourself in recovery by wearing well cushioned shoes. I assume you have no other walking alternative than having to walk on the sidewalk and/or street to your place of work. Shin splints are pretty common and can be coaxed into going away in time, but it takes time and bit of care.

You probably have shin splints. Look up the term on Google and go to any of the reputable sites, i.e. those that are not hocking a product.
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It's called shin splints, and no, I don't know why.

Your legs aren't used to the exercize, and the soft tissue that is attached to your shin-bones (ligaments?) experience a little pulling from the bone. Yes, it's painful.

My brother runs marathons, and he says that to help the pain, you can tape or wrap your shins.

He says for prevention- stretch out before you start- a) Stand with your toes on the curb, heels hanging off, then drop your heels below the level of the curb. Be sure to hang onto a signpost or something for balance. b) Put your foot against a wall/floor corner, so that your foot is set diagonally. Lean forward, toward the wall, stretching your calf muscle.

Good for you, exercizing. shin splints, they hurt so bad when i got them. my coach had told me to put ice. she told me to get foam cups, tiny ones, fill them with water,and freeze. once their frozen, start peeling the foam and rub it on your shins. and keep peeling as you get farther down the cup. get comfy shoes too. if you run, get shoes with shocks on them. and also drink a lot of water to stay hydrated so you don't get shin splints, i read that somewhere.

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I started walking to work and my shin have started to hurt. Why do they hurt?

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