Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
There's a great foam roller stretch for piriformis tightness. You sit on the roller and cross one leg over the other (straight) leg. Then you lean over towards the crossed leg side and roll back and forth over your hip on that side. Like having a really deep massage on the hip muscles. Hurts at first, then feels much looser.
A kind forumite posted this exercise on my blog. It's called a hip rotator, and I've been doing them. It's not as painful now, so I think it's getting better.
Amy, it might be a piriformis issue; I'm not really sure which muscle is involved. It seems to be slowly getting better. I ran the other day without it bothering me much. I do expect it to resolve itself over time. I'm trying to help it along with the hot tub!
I've heard a few stories about diamonds falling out of rings now ... I guess Jayhawk had the right idea!
There's a great foam roller stretch for piriformis tightness. You sit on the roller and cross one leg over the other (straight) leg. Then you lean over towards the crossed leg side and roll back and forth over your hip on that side. Like having a really deep massage on the hip muscles. Hurts at first, then feels much looser.
A kind forumite posted this exercise on my blog. It's called a hip rotator, and I've been doing them. It's not as painful now, so I think it's getting better.
Amy, it might be a piriformis issue; I'm not really sure which muscle is involved. It seems to be slowly getting better. I ran the other day without it bothering me much. I do expect it to resolve itself over time. I'm trying to help it along with the hot tub!
I've heard a few stories about diamonds falling out of rings now ... I guess Jayhawk had the right idea!
