Achilles rehab
Blinkybaz
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I am as the title may hint at in rehab for an achilles injury.
I am aloud to run once a week but only on flat ground and easy pace. Its doing my head in.
I am aloud to swim but have to watch it on the kick offs which also pees me off.
Guess what I am aloud to cycle and as much as i like at any pace. (my pace is slow)
So heres the question
Which is better for keeping cardio fitness for running swimming or cycling?
Sorry if I went off on one there but the in jury is really getting on my nearves now. I have exercises and do them exactly as told by the physio.
I am aloud to run once a week but only on flat ground and easy pace. Its doing my head in.
I am aloud to swim but have to watch it on the kick offs which also pees me off.
Guess what I am aloud to cycle and as much as i like at any pace. (my pace is slow)
So heres the question
Which is better for keeping cardio fitness for running swimming or cycling?
Sorry if I went off on one there but the in jury is really getting on my nearves now. I have exercises and do them exactly as told by the physio.
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I'm just approaching full recovery after 4 months of achilles hell. I kept up swimming, but found it very easy to aggravate my achilles during push offs, so heed that advice well! Only once had a problem with cycling, other than that it's been fine, as long as I made sure to stretch and stretch well afterwards!
A few things that have helped in the last few weeks (and enabled me to get running again)
1) this strap is the next best thing after taping, and allows me to run without any agro at all, and also useful for wearing after runs - http://www.body360.co.uk/product.php/24 ... foot-strap
2) ankle & calf strengthening exercises, key one being - stand on the edge of a step on one foot, and lower down over 4 seconds to just below horizontal (so the heel is just under the top of the step - not too far, otherwise it'll make it worse), then raise (1-2 seconds) and repeat 10 times. Swap feet, repeat. Do that 2-3 times.
3) roll a golf ball under your bare foot - hurts like buggery but the relief afterwards is great
4) foam roller, and omni roller ball, to get rid of the calf knots.
As per usual, I'm no expert, but a combination of those things have got me running again. And lots of cycling in the past few months has seen me knock a minute off my Z2 slow run mile pace, and get a 5k PB at a triathlon a couple of weeks ago with only 2 very short runs in the weeks leading up to it.
Most of your exercises are on my list from the physio execpt that golf ball one. HHMMM the hurts like hell bit is putting me off slightly but I will give it a go.
Thanks
So, don't get frustrated, and the bike is a good compromise plus do everything the physio tells you for exercises etc.
Lots of cycling and swimming as far to scared to even do a test run at the moment although it seems to have eased off.