Plantar fascia pain management

               

Over the weekend the Bulletproofbodies Team were asked lots of questions about foot pain in particular, plantar fasciitis.

After 22 years in the Military I can tell you that I have tried all sorts of tricks when it comes to footwear, Orthotics and inner soles.

Wearing boots for long periods of time can irritate the bottom of the foot resulting in plantar fascia pain.

The plantar fascia is a thick band of connective tissue that acts like a ligament to help support your arch and provide shock absorption during weight bearing activities.

The area where the plantar fascia attaches to the bottom of the heel bone is a place that can get stressed or injured and become inflamed.

When this happens, you have plantar fasciitis. The good news is that you can prevent this happening and stop the problem before it gets worse.

Our answer is "get some balls!"

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What Causes Runner's High?

               

Two weekends ago I experienced the so called, "Runners High."

The Bulletproofbodies SF Fit Team were working at the AEE Special Forces Event in the Brecon Beacons and we got a chance to do the night march/run/Tab.

About an hour into the run I felt more alive and in tune with my body than I have for years.

It felt primal, man against mountain.

We were running in a group, competing only against ourselves and the terrain.

The Sunset start, the warm summer air the beautiful scenery all contributed to this feeling of euphoria.

The runner's high has two components to it.

The physical and the mental.

The physical results from the release of endorphins (or does it? - see above video) and this usually occurs thirty to forty minutes after continuous running, the mental aspect is the more elusive one aspect of this state.

The mental phenomenon is usually described as, "a state of euphoria and absence of the self or ego."

And yet you need to pay attention to your breathe, the scenery, your muscles and open your mind to all sensations as you run.

If you do this the ego is eliminated at least for a while and the runners high is then experienced.

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