Re: Brainstorming: Exercise ideas for PF and HSpur sufferers?
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Posted by linda on June 15, 1998 at 13:23:26:
Hi, I just found this site. I had a nasty case of PF last fall, after increasing my running too quickly, plus being overweight. I had to lay off running for 2 months, during which I ballooned by another 10 pounds, so I had to find some other pretty intense excercise (walking just doesn't cut it for me). I found a "spinning" class (aka indoor studio cycling) and began doing that twice a week. Supposedly, you can burn 500 to 800 calories in a 45-minute session--I believe it since I usually have a small puddle of sweat around me when we're done!
After one month I was able to run three miles again, and after two months the pain almost completely disappeared (I still have occasional pain after standing all day). Now I'm running up to six miles and I've lost 35 pounds since December. I still keep up the spinning class twice a week--I consider it crosstraining, plus I also do weights twice a week. Good luck to you!
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