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Whilst suffering from shin splints I required a workout to help me not only retain my fitness levels, but improve them, since I was training for that illusive sub 39 minute 10k club. I needed something with very low impact, anything otherwise would aggravate the pain in my shins.<\/p>\n
I looked across the floor of the old school, Rocky-esque gym and there were two rowers, the only two in the gym, looking lonely. Why not? I thought to myself. After half a tabata, 2 minutes worth of exercise, I felt ‘the burn’ in muscles I didn’t even know I had! My buttocks felt it that much I thought I was perched on hot coals, with a blanket of fire wrapped around my abs! I was using muscle groups which I’d hadn’t the chance to develop or condition up to now.<\/p>\n
Here are a few of examples of what I exercises which I implemented whilst I had shin splints;<\/p>\n