Aw you poor thing! They do say a little 'light' exercise helps to stop muscles seizing up. So, Dr's orders it is then - you must go into town. Make sure you rest intermittently (Starbucks?) and give the muscle a gooood stretch (new heels?) But don't overdo it (take friend with you to lean on?) and rest when you get home (nice hot bath and foot massage from hubby?)

what? WHAAAAT? It's Dr's orders

Ok so worked so hard u need rest now.........! nice blog

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The usual advice for a pulled muscle is RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. So basically sit with your foot up and use a bag of frozen peas on it for ten minutes at a time. Don't lie your leg on the peas, and use a damp flannel between your peas and your leg (to prevent ice burn). If you have a tubigrip, use that.

It sounds like you didn't warm up sufficiently before you started hard exercise. In future, make sure you walk on the treadmill, or cycle, beginning slowly and building up to training zone over about ten minutes. I used to just jog to the gym which did it for me - start at a brisk walk then jog. If you have a muscle group prone to cramp, then stretching beforehand may help. There is some evidence it doesn't help to stretch, but the subjects in that paper stretched *before* warming up, when you should stretch *after* warm-up. Also, if your muscles are fine, then it probably makes no difference, but if you are prone to injury, then it does (I think).

You also probably exercised beyond your aerobic capacity. This can cause stitch, or cramp. Harder isn't always better! [end of lecture]

hiii
what happen???
why u so work hard

I think shopping is a good cure for just about ANY problem, really. Except debt. I like reading your blog because you have a much more fun vocabulary than boring ol' American me. Thanks for stopping by my blog too

Shopping cures everything!

Now then Nonny, here's a tip that was passed to me today by one of my customers. He reckons putting salt on your tongue will cure cramp. Feel free to try this remedy and let me know if it works :-) Of course all that salt will do nothing to help your blood pressure so don't tell your GP.

take it easy :-)

did you warm up properly before you excercised

very important to warm up and stretch the muscles before and after exercise

you so do need to go shopping, the walking around should stretch your calf muscle!!. n good you for going to the gym, I haven't been in months!! I will go back, just need to prepare, then I'll go back and pull a calf muscle or something! x

My neighbour just bought one of those cross-trainers and I'm so jealous I could bust! If I had one, you'd never get me off it, and I've have buns to crack walnuts with