Swimming is supposed to be a good exercise for people with plantar fasciitis, in that it won't inflame the problem, but I'm starting to wonder if this is true for your typical Masters swimmer. For one, there are a lot of hard pushes off the wall. For another, there is swimming with fins (long fins and zoomers). Does anyone have any experience with this? I can't seem to shake my plantar fasciitis and I wonder if swimming (or at least wall-pushing and swimming with fins) is delaying recovery.
@philoswimmer As for exacerbating your PF, you could ditch the fins and only push off with your good foot, or just take it easy on your push-offs, letting pain (or its absence) be your guide.
Yeah, I've been thinking about that. Hard for me - pushing off the wall and swimming with fins are my best things. Without them, I'll have to actually swim!
@philoswimmer As for exacerbating your PF, you could ditch the fins and only push off with your good foot, or just take it easy on your push-offs, letting pain (or its absence) be your guide.
Yeah, I've been thinking about that. Hard for me - pushing off the wall and swimming with fins are my best things. Without them, I'll have to actually swim!
