Exercising withPlantar fasciitis

[Tifsimmons91]

I’ve been dealing with foot pain for a while and I’m doing all the stretches, and wear orthotics, but my foot is still killing me... I know being nearly 300 lbs isn’t helping matters, but it’s hard for me to workout... had anyone else dealt with plantar fasciitis and trying to lose weight? How did you exercise? I’m in the process to getting VSG cause I feel like it will help my feet getting the weight off so I could become more active. As of now I e been maintaining my weight which they say is good cause it shows consistency, but I’d love to lose some weight on my own before I have surgery.

 

[3momchaos]

My PF isn’t helped by anything! Hoping the weight loss will help a lot. But I also have tarsal tunnel, so that doesn’t help my foot pain.

 

[The BLJ]

I had to deal with PF before my vsg. Shoes/sneakers with good arch support i bought New Blance. Compression socks helped a lot.

 

[Tifsimmons91]

I had to deal with PF before my vsg. Shoes/sneakers with good arch support i bought New Blance. Compression socks helped a lot.

What kind of exercises were you able to do? I feel like even a simple walk around the block aggravates my foot... I wish I was able to do aerobics again. A few years back before I had PF I lost 25 lbs instantly by doing Zumba and low carb

 

[Bill S.]

I always had problems with my right foot swelling for years until last year I went to the Good Foot Store ( if you ever heard of it ) I got a pair of shoes and my feet haven’t hurt some since . They’re kinda expensive though but totally worth it .

 

[BAB]

I ride a stationary bike for 45 minutes a day. It keeps the weight off my foot and does help in the weight loss.

 

[The BLJ]

I was able to do 30 minutes of the treadmill and then 30 minutes of weights. I wore my new balance sneakers and compression socks and I was good.

 

[WWWindy]

Nothing helped my PF. Spent a year in PT to no benefit. I bought sandals from Walk the Walk and ended up wearing them always, never any other shoe. They not only helped my PF but my lumbar also. I'd had two fusions in my lumbar but it still bothered me. As for PF, I had the PF release (surgery similar to carpal tunnel release) and haven't looked back. I still wear the sandals for my back but the surgery did the trick.