Pulled a calf muscle today! While walking! Walking! WALKING!!!!
I have no words…. or words that could be said in public!
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Pulled a calf muscle today! While walking! Walking! WALKING!!!!
I have no words…. or words that could be said in public!
😫😤😡🤬🤕😩🤬🤯😔😢😭
Oh no . With all the exercise you do strength etc, how did u manage to pull a calf muscle walking . Is that a long injury? 🙁
I know! The last time I had a pulled muscle was 4 years ago, but I thought I was in a much better place now, fitness-wise. And regular stretching after rowing and running! Arrrrggghhh!
Hopefully it’s like AlMorr pulled muscle, setting me back only a couple of weeks at most.
Sorry for you CBDB, that is not good news, I hope it won't be too long before you recover and can run again.
That can happen anywhere, in February 2021 I pulled a muscle while lying in bed, it stopped me running for twp weeks, I still managed to walk a (not) parkrun in around one hour, get better soon.
oh I hope it’s a matter of a couple of weeks the most. Thank you so much, I guess it can happen anywhere…
I’ll have to plan some upper body workouts to bide my time!
Wow, really? How on earth does that happen? Did you do a huge stretch?
I stretched my legs to get out of bed and ".ouch" I think I pulled a muscle, I could walk but only slowly, I certainly couldn't run, parkruns were still off, this happened in February 2021.
That’s crazy. I always lie in bed for a few minutes pointing my toes then flexing them before getting out of bed, I’m going to do it slower and hopefully not have that happen. 😳
Did you check out this post?
healthunlocked.com/couchto5...
I missed this post - I’m going to start doing squats whilst I’m brushing my teeth from now on 😜👍🏻
ha ha… join the club! There are already a few of us doing squats whilst brushing teeth, right SueAppleRun ?
I had started to slow-motion tip toe around the house, as well, training balance and calves. But obviously this had to stop just now as well.
For now: upper body workouts.
Been doing them for years...and ankle exercises too!
And your morning routine. what exactly do you do when you get out of bed, do you just point and stretch toes ? I seem to remember reading your morning routine but I fear I can’t quite remember.
Yes... I wrote it in the last Runners Return post. "I swing my legs out of bed and I do the first exercise of the day. This is not simply because of my run, It is something I have done for quite a while to warm my knees, and ankles, calves and toes, up before getting up!
I sit up, swing my legs out and rub my knees, and calves, ankles and toes. I rub them vigorously to get the blood really flowing, and then will often do the, alphabet with your foot exercise... and sometimes sad toes, happy toes... I do sound quite mad don't I? But it really does help get everything warmed up before I go to the bathroom!
I am determined not to let things seize up!
It really wakes you up too!
And yes, I do have the , If you're happy and you know it, tune going in my head too!
It has only happened once in all the times that I have got out of bed🙄
It’s now the second time it’s happened to me while walking. But the 1st time it was right at the beginning of my fitness journey where I went from nothing (or only walking casually) to walking 40-60min daily. So I could understand why it happened.
But this time, I’m fit, I’m doing regular stretches and mobility exercises, i work out.
It’s even more disconcerting!
So let’s hope these where the last times these things happen to us. Surely our bodies have adapted to be better machines to get out of bed with, or to walk! 🤣🤣🤣
Oh bad luck CBDB , how rotten for you. I hope you recover quickly 😊.
oh, sorry to hear about that. How frustrating. Hope it recovers quickly
So frustrating just when you'd set off on a new running journey.
I bet you've been lining up the exercises ready to strengthen those annoying calf muscles once it recovered a bit. Which hopefully is soon.
Ouch! That is not funny at all and can so easily happen! Y
ou will have loads of ideas for upper body work and exercise for the other leg too!
I hope it heals soon x
Oh dear, that's bad luck. Hope you recover quickly
That’s such bad luck. 😭 Thinking of you and hoping it heals quickly. ❤️
Sorry to hear that, but I know the feeling. I was just walking from one room to another and I felt a “ping” as if done thing had Snapped! Very painful took several weeks before I dared to run☹️
That’s so very unfair, hope it heals soon
Oh, no! I am so sorry to read this, CBDB , and also wish you a speedy recovery!
Arghhh, so frustrating for you, even more so the fact you do all your stretching to try and keep injury free. I’ve only done it once, pain was intense but it was fine after a couple of weeks.
You couldn’t make it up , could you? After all that Yoga with Adrienne! Sending healing wishes to you.
🤣 have to laugh as I used to lift heavy trays at work and cricked my back lifting a tray or cottage cheese (oh and also a pile of empty plastic boxes!!). Hope it’s not too bad and you can get out again soon.