How Injured Runners Can Return to Running Smarter
If You’re a Runner in South Jersey and the Cherry Hill Area Dealing with an Injury... Start Here.
Running through pain is NOT a badge of honor!
At Resolve Physical Therapy and Performance in Cherry Hill, we help active adults and runners safely return to running after injury. The first step? Walking.
That’s right—fitness walking is a low-impact, high-return strategy that builds the foundation for a successful comeback. Backed by research and clinical success, we use walking to help runners:
✅ Rebuild tissue capacity
✅ Improve movement efficiency
✅ Promote healing and circulation
✅ Restore mental consistency
✅ Prevent the all-too-common reinjury cycle
Why Walking Works for Injured Runners
Walking isn’t “just movement.” It’s graded exposure—a proven way to reintroduce load to the body without exceeding tissue tolerance.
If you’re dealing with plantar fasciitis, a stress reaction, tendinopathy, or post-surgical recovery, walking offers the perfect balance of movement and recovery.
We design structured walking programs for injured runners in Cherry Hill and surrounding areas to help recondition the body and rebuild confidence before adding running back into the mix.
How We Structure Your Return to Running
At Resolve PT & Performance, our approach includes two key phases:
🔹 Phase 1: Fitness Walking Plan (Weeks 1–6)
Walk 5–6 days a week, progressing your time, pace, and terrain in a way that supports healing and prepares your body for the impact of running.
🔹 Phase 2: Return-to-Run Progression (Weeks 7–12)
We introduce structured run-walk intervals. These sessions are designed to gradually increase your running time without spiking your workload.
Think: 30 seconds of jogging → 2 minutes of walking → repeat. Over time, the running segments get longer, and walking phases fade out.
This gradual approach is inspired by industry leaders like Chris Johnson, PT, and customized based on your injury history, strength, and goals.
Serving the Cherry Hill Running Community
We’re more than just a rehab clinic. We’re runners, athletes, and performance nerds who understand the physical and emotional side of injury.
Whether you're training for:
The Broad Street Run
Local South Jersey 5Ks or 10Ks
Or simply want to return to recreational runs pain-free
We're here to guide you.
📍 Located in Cherry Hill, NJ, we provide 1-on-1 performance physical therapy, gait assessments, strength programming, and injury recovery plans for runners.
Ready to Run Again—The Right Way?
If you're Googling:
“Return to run program Cherry Hill”
“Injury rehab for runners near me”
“Running physical therapy South Jersey”
We’d love to help.
📞 Book a free discovery call
📩 Or join our running group for $39/month to get access plus a growing library of other running related programs.
