Running

Why Your Running Plan Should Be Built Around You Introducing Performance Run Coaching at Breathe in Motion There are plenty of running plans available online. You can download a 5K plan, follow a half marathon schedule from an app, or find a marathon program that tells you exactly how [...]

She Came to Us Hoping to Finish Her Next Half Marathon. We Had a Different Goal. When she first walked into Breathe in Motion, she had one goal in mind. She wanted to get through her next half marathon. Like so many runners we meet, she had been dealing [...]

Return to Running Physical Therapy in Brookfield & Mequon For many runners, getting back to running after an injury is the hardest part of recovery. The pain has improved. You've rested. Maybe you've even finished physical therapy. So you lace up your shoes, head out for a run... and [...]

Achilles Pain in Brookfield & Mequon Runners Achilles pain has a way of sneaking in. It might start as stiffness in the morning. A little tightness at the start of a run. Something you notice more after speed work or hills. Then it sticks around. At Breathe in Motion, [...]

Foot Pain in Brookfield & Mequon Runners Foot pain is one of the most common issues in runners. From pavement miles to trail runs around Mequon and Brookfield, the foot absorbs force with every step. When the body is not controlling that load well, the foot often becomes the [...]

Why Your Calves Are Always Tight: For Runners in Brookfield & Mequon Tight calves are one of the most common complaints we hear from runners. Most runners assume they just need to stretch more. But if your calves always feel tight—especially during or after runs—there’s usually something deeper going [...]

Shin Splint or Stress Fracture? Helping Runners in Brookfield & Mequon Differentiate Shin pain is one of the most common issues runners deal with—especially when mileage starts to climb. But not all shin pain is the same. Two of the most common causes are shin splints (medial tibial stress [...]

When training volume climbs faster than your body can adapt, bone can become the weak link. Bone stress injuries develop when repetitive loading outpaces the bone’s ability to recover. They exist on a spectrum—from stress reactions to stress fractures—and are common in runners, dancers, and gymnasts during high-volume training [...]

Hip pain while running doesn’t always start at the hip. Many runners feel pain on the outside of the knee and assume it’s a knee issue—but in many cases, the root cause starts higher up. Iliotibial band syndrome (IT band syndrome or ITBS) is one of the most common [...]

Runner’s knee—often felt as a dull ache or sharp pain around or behind the kneecap—is one of the most common issues we see in runners. It can creep in during longer runs, show up on hills or stairs, or flare after workouts that never used to be a problem. [...]