This week I have found myself asking some serious questions about my desire to run and my loyalty to my Vibrams. On Friday I woke up unable to walk. After the latest bout of tendonitis, I took just over a week off and was working on stretching and rehabilitating exercises. I was actually 'taking it [...]
Tag: injury
Covering new ground
After weeks of trying to run through the pain, this week my ankles finally swelled up and gave up, bringing me, quite literally, to a stand still. I've been suffering from peroneal tendonitis, which began with a nagging pain running along the outside of my lower leg and into my foot and has now reached [...]
Exercising with injury
Bandaged knees, finger tape, ankle and wrist supports, all familiar badges of injury and the desire to carry on regardless. As many readers will know, the problem with training regularly and striving to improve your performance is that it inevitably leads to stresses and strains on your body that can, in turn, lead to injury. [...]
Stretch it out
A guest post for a Friday from my running club team mate and fellow fitness blogger Bex Howitt: With new yoga studios popping up all over place, it is easier than ever to take up yoga and to find a style that suits you. If reciting chants at the beginning of the lesson isn’t your [...]