Plantar Fasciitis - How to Stay Active When Your Feet are Killing You
Categories: Fitness
I overpronate, so my workout shoes wear out rather quickly. Recently, I made the cardinal sin of fitness buffs and tried to wear my shoes long after they needed to be replaced. Six months later, I'm paying the price. While I'm not 100 percent positive that I have plantar fasciitis, the symptoms certainly point to it. For example, the morning after a long workout, I feel like someone is jabbing knives up my feet. A new pair of shoes and a trip to the doctor are in my near future. Plantar fasciitis is caused by straining the ligament that supports the arch of your foot. While it's painful, plantar fasciitis doesn't need to put you on the sidelines. Some tips:
- Buy good shoes. Shoes are not something to skimp on. Look for shoes with good arch support or consider motion control shoes if you overpronate.
- Stretch. Do calf stretches and towel stretches several times a day.
- Avoid hard surfaces. If you're a runner or a walker, try moving your workout to an indoor track. Cement and other hard surfaces may aggravate your pain.
- Try new exercises. Swimming won't aggravate plantar fasciitis and other activities -- such as biking -- may be easier for you.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
BB 12-16-2008 @ 4:28PM
Mine comes from to much cycling and spinning classes not running but it is still the same pain in the foot
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Maggie Vink 12-16-2008 @ 9:41PM
It's pretty awful, isn't it? If I was really active the day before, there are mornings when I wake up and can barely walk. It always loosens up and in a few hours I feel good again, though.
Kristen 12-26-2008 @ 2:41PM
The thing that's really helped me is icing. My gym has a cold plunge, but if I'm running from home, I do a couple of cycles of icing the area immediately after the run. P.F. had me on crutches a couple of years ago, so I'm really careful not to let it get so bad. Between the icing and stretching, I haven't had to skip a run in a long time!
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