[pct-l] Foot, ankle, leg pain, shin splints, etc.

[Sir Mixalot]

Do you have any recommendations?  I've searched fruitlessly that would
break down the optimum gait for fast long distance walkers in painstaking
detail.

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Tortoise <tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> Have you any good online sources for improved walking?
>
> I am trying to improve my posture and walking after seven decades of doing
> it poorly.
>
> Tortoise
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> On Mar 26, 2013, at 17:14, Dan Jacobs <youroldpaldan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So we have all seen the recent messages about foot pain or concern
> > that there will be foot pain while hiking, or ankle pain, shin
> > splints, etc. I have done alittle thinking on this, as I am in the
> > process of not only losing weight (280 lbs is a little heavy for
> > anyone to go for long walk in the woods, even if you are *all* muscle,
> > like me* ;-) but also relearning how to walk so that my feet, ankles,
> > and legs work like they are supposed to as propulsion devices but also
> > as shock absorbers, and not injure myself.
> >
> > (* I am not all muscle, but the parts of me that aren't all muscle
> > want to be all muscle when they grow up.)
> >
> > Unfortunately for many of us, the only advice I can really give is
> > simple, yet likely painful for many.
> >
> > *SLOW* *DOWN*!!! What's the big rush anyways? Wherever you are going
> > will be there when you get there. Unless you are in California, in
> > which case you better hurry up before that part you are headed for
> > slides off into the ocean. Stop reading this now and get going before
> > it's gone!Just kidding, it will be there throughout the summer, I
> > *promise*!
> >
> > I may be overweight, but I'm in decent aerobic condition, have no
> > cardiac or vascular troubles, and I do like to test my boundaries now
> > and then. However, in my experience, when I injure myself or find at
> > the end of the day, or worse at the beginning of the next one, that I
> > am really sore, stiff, and in pain is after I have pushed my feet,
> > ankles, and legs too hard for too long.
> >
> > Just who am I writing this declaration for? Myself, really, but are
> > there others that could benefit from my thoughts about my own
> > situation being put down in this message and transmitted out to
> > everyone? I think there are. I scanned recent mail and the archives.
> > We all clearly deal with pain while on the trail. On this list, you
> > deal with me, a pain in your *neck*. You can't eliminate pain, but you
> > can minimize it, or you can see one of the lines from my particular
> > annoying signature block at the near end of this message. To eliminate
> > the pain in your neck I give you, delete my messages before you even
> > read one single word. See? Easy peasy!
> >
> > When I hear of something I don't know anything about, I search for it
> > and get at least enough info about it to have a basic understanding.
> > Plantar fasciitis, ankle strains, stress fractures, shin splints,
> > painful and stiff muscles, etc., all can come from abuse. More than
> > mild pain, the kind of mild soreness you might get that feels kind of
> > satisfying in that "I really enjoyed that hike/run/ride/swim" is your
> > body's way of saying "You were trying too hard, and now I need time
> > for repair".
> >
> > Hey, of course these problems can be from other things, but in a very
> > general sense, if it hurts, slow down a little. If it keeps hurting
> > after you've slowed down, you might have a real long term problem, and
> > you need to help it, find the problem and try to fix it.
> >
> > I have been very hard on my perambulation parts. I now hope I can use
> > them in a way that makes all of me, but especially them, as happy as
> > can be! If my lower extremities could only smile, they'd do it once,
> > early in the morning, and get it the hell over with.
> >
> > Dan
> > --
> > "Loud motorcycle stereos save lives."
> > Motorcycle to hike, hike to motorcycle.
> > Make a friend of pain and you'll never be alone.
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