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Crampy foot

CarlaMomOf4
CarlaMomOf4 Posts: 138 Member
edited February 27 in Social Groups
So I noticed the last time I ran, my right foot was feeling crampy. Not sure if it is a stretching thing or what the issue was. It did work itself out about half way through my run, but it was not a fantastic feeling until then. Anyone have this issue or know how to prevent it for my next run?

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  • PaytraB
    PaytraB Posts: 2,360 Member
    How's your crampy foot? Found a solution yet?
  • DamieAnne
    DamieAnne Posts: 103 Member
    I'm not sure about crampy, but my left foot tends to go numb when i'm running - it's a combo of my foot being slightly too wide for my shoe and Raynard's i think.

    I have heard that rolling a tennis ball under your foot is supposed to be good for cramps and loosening the muscles on the bottom of the foot, might be worth a try?
  • CarlaMomOf4
    CarlaMomOf4 Posts: 138 Member
    It hasn't been too bad, I'm definitely going to try the tennis ball idea if it acts up again. :happy:
  • DamieAnne
    DamieAnne Posts: 103 Member
    You'll have to let us know if it works! I think its probably the same concept as those foam rollers that are all the range at the moment...
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,865 Member
    It hasn't been too bad, I'm definitely going to try the tennis ball idea if it acts up again. :happy:

    A tennis ball is quite soft, I have a foam roller for the major muscles and hard massage balls that I can use for feet, and for pressure point work around shoulders and the like.

    It's the same principle as stretching out the major muscles, your foot is a fairly complex web of muscles that you don't naturally stretch as part of your routine, so rolling out over a ball will help do that.
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