Swimming Foot Cramps

AussieRachG
AussieRachG Posts: 43 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi Guys,

I've been a huge swimmer my entire life and I get foot cramps while swimming 95% of the times I train and I'm getting really sick of it. I eat plenty of bananas and drink heaps of water. There does not seem to be a pattern of when or how as sometimes it happens shortly after I start, sometimes in the middle of the swim, or towards the end. They start randomly mid-lap or when I push off at the end. I do, on average 50-70 laps each session, of a 25m pool. Sometimes, that's the only workout for the day, other times it's following 1-2 hours of cardio training/gym classes.

I'm active, fit and hydrated. Why do I keep getting them?!?!?

Help!

PS - they also sometimes happen during yoga, but not with the same regularity.

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  • jenbk2
    jenbk2 Posts: 614 Member
    Have you asked your Dr about it?
  • AussieRachG
    AussieRachG Posts: 43 Member
    No doctor I've ever mentioned it to has had an answer. They're the ones who suggested bananas and water. I haven't asked recently though - I'm an Aussie, and therefore I rarely go to doctors ;-) We go when we're dying!
  • freezerburn2012
    freezerburn2012 Posts: 273 Member
    Do you point your toes really sharply? I know that when I swim and point my toes that I get major foot cramps.
  • AussieRachG
    AussieRachG Posts: 43 Member
    Not that I've noticed... but I'll pay attention to my toes next time I swim!
  • Moosical
    Moosical Posts: 23
    I used to get them, but my last few swims i've managed to avoid them, but I think my form is still building, so perhaps my foot is inadvertantly more relaxed than it would usually be. Let me know if you find a pattern/way around it.
  • AussieRachG
    AussieRachG Posts: 43 Member
    I'm thinking of just chopping off my foot... it's always my left one, too!

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