Praise be ..... cheeky 5k completed thanks to my Aldi ball 🤣

[Vintage61]

Well that was lush. Cobwebs blown away and ankle much improved. Enjoy your runs today lovely people 🏃🏻‍♀️💕🏃🏻‍♀️

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Brilliant that your run was more enjoyable. 😊😊

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you 😊

[Run46 Graduate]

Yaaay, that's the ticket 👌...I'm just off out now to make the most of the nice cool and currently dry morning 🏃‍♀️

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to Run46]

Enjoy, it’s fab out there

[CAFC62 Graduate]

Well done - glad you enjoyed the run 😊

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to CAFC62]

Thank you 😊 relieved to be back in the groove

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

Nice one Vintage! Day off for me - gearing up for consolidation runs next week!

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Sounds like a good plan. Enjoy your rest day 👍🏻

[60fit Graduate]

Good to hear your ankle has improved and your run was lush! 😀 I'm consolidating running 30 minutes 3 times a week, how amazing are we! 🏃‍♀️

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to 60fit]

Thank you....We are fierce!!!! 💪💪💪

[Jazzyrunner Graduate]

Glad your ankle is better! I’m a bit confused though - did massaging your foot with the ball help your ankle? I’m just having a bit of ankle pain today so looking for tips!

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to Jazzyrunner]

Good question to which I have no answer 🤷‍♀️ I’ve got plantar fasciitis in that foot and I think that’s got worse and aggravated my ankle, because I’ve been compensating for it...it certainly wasn’t a twist or a strain. I wore the support yesterday and before that had rested and iced as it was a bit swollen. Then after using the ball yesterday it improved massively and I’ve run today with no pain, just a little niggle post stretches. But also have bit of arthritis in left wrist so maybe I’m just falling to bits!!! Anyhoo, I’m going with it. I’m a hefty package at mo as well so I would be naive to think k I would go from no running to 5k without the odd creak. Haven’t lost much weight yet as building muscle, hope it starts to shift soon, not least as would love to see how I could run a few stones lighter

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Vintage61]

That’s all very complicated to unravel! I suppose sometimes you just don’t know and just have to gently feel your way to getting better 👍🏻

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to Jazzyrunner]

Sorry, that was a bit of a blah! I guess it’s just about feeling your way and finding out what works

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Vintage61]

Non no I didn’t mean you were going on! 🙈 Just that it just goes to show how complicated our bodies are, and how everything affects everything else 😊

[Comfortnotspeed]

Your Aldi ball? What big dress fake tan and heels type ball????? 🙄

[Vintage61 Graduate in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Totally Big Fat gypsy wedding stylee 😆

[Comfortnotspeed in reply to Vintage61]

😂😂😂

[GabeC]

I’m lost too - what is an Aldi ball and how does it help with ankle pain - I too hurt my right ankle last year and have tried everything to get it back to normal to no avail. Maybe realistically in my late 50’s it’s only to be expected - however I keep trying and am open to most suggestions.

Great to hear that something is helping you Vintage61.

Best

Gabe