 A study from the University of Virginia found that a little outdoor gait training could help. Gait training is when you run on surfaces that aren't smooth like grass or gravel. In just four weeks of gait training, people in the study had fewer shin splints. Participants trained outdoors in addition to at-home exercises prescribed by their doctor. This all led to better running biomechanics and less pain, even when runners used a treadmill. I'm Cooper Lawrence, and this is all well and good.