Pain in foot I have PF but need to lose weight to make stop

DMB147
DMB147 Posts: 43 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have PF in my foot and very painful I can run a 5k but only in 44 mins due to weight and ankle how am I supposed to exercise and lose weight when if feels I broke my foot every morning :( im limping until it goes away ...I recently lost a challenge (had $$ involved) due to this "injury' I did however knock 12 mins off my 5K time and I want to keep going what do I do? I have Dr school inserts in but soon as a take my shoes off it hurts

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Don't worry about exercise at this point... eat less instead. You don't need exercise to lose weight.

    If you insist on exercise, then find something that doesn't bother your PF. Swimming, perhaps?
  • caitlinrn83
    caitlinrn83 Posts: 178 Member
    Utilize the stretches that help alleviate PF. Have the right shoes. Ice it. And don't run for a while-agreed with something like swimming.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Been a few years since I've had a case of PF, but I ended up using some sort of splint that kept my foot at right angles to my leg at night -- prevented the dreaded morning pain fest. Agree with the other posters -- find a non-running form of exercise for a few months...PF takes a l-o-o-o-o-o-n-g time to heal.
  • Vladimirnapkin
    Vladimirnapkin Posts: 299 Member
    edited May 2016
    PF is challenging, and what works for one person may not work for another. Flexibility through the Achilles and calf is presumed to be an issue, so stretching and using the Strassberg Sock, or night splint can be effective. I was lucky enough that the Superfeet Insert (the green ones) got me back into running, and over time the issue just went away. When you first wake up, before you walk around, try rolling a tennis ball under your foot. This can stretch out the fascia before you tear it walking around. It also feels good.

    You should consider going to a podiatrist and seeing about getting an orthotic. If the first one doesn't work, don't be too discouraged. (See my first sentence.) Just see if you can get a different one.

    Best of luck to you!
  • DMB147
    DMB147 Posts: 43 Member
    thanks everyone I did end up going to ankle/foot specialist and he gave me inserts......turns out my ankle was fractured from 2 years ago and healed wrong and the ER docs never caught it :( which cause a bone spur in the space you would get PF in the arch. I have been stretching, biking and doing a piyo class that seems to help a lot.
  • RachelElser
    RachelElser Posts: 427 Member
    Can you swim? That's a nice low impact exercise.
  • DMB147
    DMB147 Posts: 43 Member
    i swim too when i can the ymca pool is closed for now
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    Swimmer here too. degenerative osteoarthritis in my feet. Can't do any aerobic work that involves impact on my feet. Hurts too much.
    But I can easily swim 4 miles now in the morning.
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