Wow, I am flattered out of my shoes that sophie has left a comment on my journal here at SG. She asked an interesting question; How do I do any sort of exercise with Plantar Fasciitis. The answer is short: Ibuprofen, lots of it.
For anybody who doesn't know what Plantar Fasciitis is I will explain what little I know about it. It is an inflamation of the Plantar Fascia, a bundle of muscles and connective tissue that connects your middle three toes to your heel. When you stretch it too far and strain it, it swells up and it basically feels like you are walking on softballs in the arch of your foot.
This is the third time I have aggravated it, the first two times were playing rugby. That was murderous. I am impressed because this time I was able to get on it and walk again after a week of hobbling around. I don't have any quickness and I anticipate it will be at least another week before I can get in even light running. But working out with weights doesn't bother me, as long as I am conscientious about what I am doing.
There you go, Sophie, thanks again for dropping by.
So to further along then...
I work in a theater, and one of the things that sort of always amazes me is the utter obliviousness of the people involved in the artistic end of things. We stage a big 100 show production of Christmas Carol and the theater space it has been performed in hasn't changed in... ohhh... about 45 years. But the set designers and directors continually stage the shows walking in spaces that little to no room for handicapped patrons. Currently our production has a space a little over 52 inches wide (that is between the end of the stage and the back of the first row of seats). It just baffles me. That's all.
For anybody who doesn't know what Plantar Fasciitis is I will explain what little I know about it. It is an inflamation of the Plantar Fascia, a bundle of muscles and connective tissue that connects your middle three toes to your heel. When you stretch it too far and strain it, it swells up and it basically feels like you are walking on softballs in the arch of your foot.
This is the third time I have aggravated it, the first two times were playing rugby. That was murderous. I am impressed because this time I was able to get on it and walk again after a week of hobbling around. I don't have any quickness and I anticipate it will be at least another week before I can get in even light running. But working out with weights doesn't bother me, as long as I am conscientious about what I am doing.
There you go, Sophie, thanks again for dropping by.
So to further along then...
I work in a theater, and one of the things that sort of always amazes me is the utter obliviousness of the people involved in the artistic end of things. We stage a big 100 show production of Christmas Carol and the theater space it has been performed in hasn't changed in... ohhh... about 45 years. But the set designers and directors continually stage the shows walking in spaces that little to no room for handicapped patrons. Currently our production has a space a little over 52 inches wide (that is between the end of the stage and the back of the first row of seats). It just baffles me. That's all.