lorettabrodie

Thanks again for more sound advice. This injury is a micro tear in the soleus. I’ve had an assessment on it in the recent past Dec 2014, and was given strength work, one leg calf lifts and stretches for the gastrocnemius and soleus. The injury reoccurred when I was sprinting in a circuit class this Monday. I took an anti inflammatory at the time as the best thing I could do, the next day I stretched carefully and did my calf lifts carefully. I went to class today and modified my intense standing postures. I bent my legs in the forward bend. I did not kick out in the standing head to knee. I carefully did uttkatasana believing it would be good to strengthen the calf. Again I modified the intensity. I had a good class but stayed within my limits. I walked my dog an hour before and after class because there’s noone to do that. It’s a grade 1 injury and with some remedial work I’ve gotten back some level of normality. Probably I’m at 80% strength wise. It’s such a small tear that is only exacerbated by running. My days of marathon running are long gone.

I have done a yoga teacher training course in the UK. I’m also a qualified aerobics instructor and was an army physical training instructor. I was a history teacher by profession. I always take an academic approach to everything. I don’t take Bikram as gospel. It has to make sense physiologically. Hence why I’m very impressed with Gabrielle. I will listen and continue to learn.

Many thanks

Loretta