Are you a sesamoiditis sufferer who likes to lead an active lifestyle? Check out this round up of 7 foot-friendly workout ideas. Awhile back, I shared a post about my experience with sesamoiditis, a condition that occurs when the tissues around tiny bones in the foot near the big toe become inflamed. It's a chronic issue I've dealt with, and in my article, I shared what's helped me keep it at bay over the years. Since that article seems to resonate with readers, as I get emails and comments from fellow sesamoiditis sufferers on a regular basis, I'm back today sharing a related post: fun, efficient workouts for people with sesamoiditis. How I Make Exercise Work For Me One of the major things I've kept in the forefront of my mind to keep my foot pain at a minimum is to do ... [Read More]
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5 Ways I Keep My Sesamoiditis Under Control
I think we can all agree that injuries are never fun, but most of us have to deal with at least one at some point in our lives - especially exercise lovers like myself! I've fortunately only had a few injuries thus far, but unfortunately, they've tended to be chronic issues that don't go away easily. One of these injuries has been sesamoiditis, which I've been dealing with for several years now. Sesame-what? you may be thinking. Simply put, we all have two sesamoid bones in each of our feet, and they're tiny pea-shaped bones embedded in a tendon beneath the big toe joint. The sesamoids increase the leverage of the tendons that control the big toe, and a lot of pressure gets put on them every time the big toe is used to push the foot forward. When the tissues around the sesamoid ... [Read More]
My Workouts Lately + Foot Injury Update
Hi there! It's been 6 weeks since I shared with you guys about my foot injury, so today seemed like a good time for an update post + to chat about my workouts lately! I've been kicking my exercise routine up a bit in the last few weeks since taking it easier for a solid two months after getting my foot injury diagnosis. Some recent workout highlights lately include: My first (baby) hike in months! When my cousin was in town last week, we went to my favorite nearby park for an hour-long walk. I've been taking my pup there and just doing the trail around the lake and skipping the little mountainous climb, but this time we went for it. Even though it was just an itty bitty hike, it felt great! I miss hiking so much and it just makes my soul happy. Getting back on the ... [Read More]