Today was my first day of water-polo....ever. It was tons of fun, but about an hour into practice my feet cramped up REALLY bad. I have plantar facitis (sp) and forgot to do my streches and on top of that breaststroke for an hour straight really set my feet off. Does anybody have any suggestions that can help so that I don't have to sit out and rub my feet for 10 minutes? I know that potassium helps, so I'm gonna start trying to eat bananas, but does anyone know of any good supplements that I could take to get the same effect (legal of course for sports)? Thanks in advance!!
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Hi SeaGurl51
Congratulations on your initiation into W-Polo and glad you liked it.
Regarding your cramps, that’s probably due to some overexertion of your feet. Since you are new to W-Polo, it requires a lot of “egg beater” motion which can over stress the ankles and foot muscles. It might be a good idea to practice the egg beater on the day before you actually play.
On the subject of athletic-induced muscle aches, I was on a committee to design a pool and I strongly suggested they include a hot tub so we could get immediate relaxation from the cramps that swimmers are all too familiar with.
Happy Swimming
Dolphin 2
:)
Hi SeaGurl51
Congratulations on your initiation into W-Polo and glad you liked it.
Regarding your cramps, that’s probably due to some overexertion of your feet. Since you are new to W-Polo, it requires a lot of “egg beater” motion which can over stress the ankles and foot muscles. It might be a good idea to practice the egg beater on the day before you actually play.
On the subject of athletic-induced muscle aches, I was on a committee to design a pool and I strongly suggested they include a hot tub so we could get immediate relaxation from the cramps that swimmers are all too familiar with.
Happy Swimming
Dolphin 2
:)
