Hi Friends,
How has 2012 been? My 2012 has been great except for the fact that I have not been able to exercise as much as I wanted to. There are reasons for it. After last year's Standard Chartered Half Marathon, I had to stop running because of my foot injury ("Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia, the connective tissue on the sole (bottom surface) of the foot"). In 2011, I ran more than 100KMs as part of my training for the Half Marathon (21.5KM). But this year I had to rest because that was one of the ways other than taking painkillers to recover. It took a very long time to recover. I had to finally go and make a customized "Orthortics" for my shoes that cost me S$500. That helped quite a bit but then I had a bout of flu and cough which aggravated by lower back pain due to lack of exercise and my slip disc. I started having shooting pain down my left legs. I am waiting to recover from all these injuries so that I can get back to exercising.
Here are some pointers:
1) When exercising please take care. Proper form is important if you want to avoid injuries. For example, when running if you land on your heels, it is has been researched that it will cause lower back pain.
2) Have a proper rest. If you are tired do not exercise. You may injure yourself.
3) Do not over exercise. You may benefit from exercise but if you over do it you will get injured. Competitive athletes should have a proper training program to achieve optimal results.
4) If you are injured do not exercise. I believe this what may have caused my injury. I had twisted my ankle and I rested for just one week before I resumed my training. When I came back from my run and felt a burning sensation and that was the start of my exercising misery.
5) Swimming is a good non-weight bearing exercise. It can help you recover faster.
6) See a doctor and do see a physiotherapist.
Good Luck and May 2013 be a Wonderful Year for Exercising! Wishing you Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Mark
How has 2012 been? My 2012 has been great except for the fact that I have not been able to exercise as much as I wanted to. There are reasons for it. After last year's Standard Chartered Half Marathon, I had to stop running because of my foot injury ("Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a painful inflammatory process of the plantar fascia, the connective tissue on the sole (bottom surface) of the foot"). In 2011, I ran more than 100KMs as part of my training for the Half Marathon (21.5KM). But this year I had to rest because that was one of the ways other than taking painkillers to recover. It took a very long time to recover. I had to finally go and make a customized "Orthortics" for my shoes that cost me S$500. That helped quite a bit but then I had a bout of flu and cough which aggravated by lower back pain due to lack of exercise and my slip disc. I started having shooting pain down my left legs. I am waiting to recover from all these injuries so that I can get back to exercising.
Here are some pointers:
1) When exercising please take care. Proper form is important if you want to avoid injuries. For example, when running if you land on your heels, it is has been researched that it will cause lower back pain.
2) Have a proper rest. If you are tired do not exercise. You may injure yourself.
3) Do not over exercise. You may benefit from exercise but if you over do it you will get injured. Competitive athletes should have a proper training program to achieve optimal results.
4) If you are injured do not exercise. I believe this what may have caused my injury. I had twisted my ankle and I rested for just one week before I resumed my training. When I came back from my run and felt a burning sensation and that was the start of my exercising misery.
5) Swimming is a good non-weight bearing exercise. It can help you recover faster.
6) See a doctor and do see a physiotherapist.
Good Luck and May 2013 be a Wonderful Year for Exercising! Wishing you Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Mark
