Hi - I’m a new poster here and looking for some advice. I’m on week 7, and have completed two of this week’s 25 minute runs, but I’m experiencing a pain along the side of my right breast - it feels like a muscle strain. I do wear a good sports bra and I run on a treadmill. Has anyone else experienced this? I’d be grateful for any advice - I’ve come so far and don’t want to give up now!
TIA
Maybe take a look at your running form and see if, especially now you're doing longer runs, everything is what it should be.
Sounds like you might be leaning forward a tad and potentially bouncing a bit side to side when you run...hence the potential muscle strain!
Also if you've been loosing weight alongisde the programme and haven't changed sports bra you might have dropped a size and it's now too loose for example?
Thank you - I suspect the side to side part is accurate - I’m not losing weight at the moment but I do have an E cup so it’s difficult to find decent sports bras too for my shape as well x
It may just be your bra. I find wearing two different bras at the same time works better for support than most sports bras. Might be worth a try!
Excellent idea - I’ll give that a try, thank you x
Welcome to the forum and well done
on your progress.
This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...
and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.
There is a link in the guide to an article about posture, which may help.
Enjoy your journey.
Thank you - I’ve been reading the guide and attempting the stretching exercises, which are more difficult than they appear ha ha! x
I have found that I need to squash mine flatter to avoid this problem. I wear a Shock Absorber Ultimate Run in a cup size smaller than my usual size which works for me.
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