
A blog where we can discuss our goals regarding health, fitness, food and general wellness. This should be a fun space where we congratulate each other for a job well done, plan fitness activities to do together, and ask for extra support when we need it. Advice is good - but only when asked for! Feel free to post as much or as little as you like according to your own goals.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Muscle Problems
First my neck, now my left calf. On Tuesday, after a good workout on my indoor bicycle trainer, I was standing at the kitchen sink and my neck seized up. I went from perfectly fine to having an immobilized neck in a flash. The pain was incredible. I could barely move my head. Jack massaged my neck for the next few nights and I applied a hot pad the second and third night, and it seemed fine. After two days off from exercise I hit it hard again at my Big Spin class. After about 70 minutes of spinning we headed to the pool. I was fine until the very end when we had a 4 person relay. When it was my turn to swim and I pushed off the wall, my left calf seized up in a massive cramp. I swam the lap with my leg dragging behind me. It relaxed slightly before my next leg of the relay so that I could swim, but the calf is still painful. I am guessing that I must have some sort of electrolyte imbalance or something. I had a physical a couple of weeks ago and all of my blood work looked fine. I may not be drinking enough water. I am going to focus on drinking water, eating a variety of veggies, stretching, and trying to get this cramp worked out. Any suggestions?
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