Originally Posted by
RevenioMarinano
ok and alright im only 15 years old right now, and im really into this right now so i think ill take slow, short, relaxing recovery rides on my off days
and ya, id say that i have strong legs for my body, but when i play soccer (couple times a week), i always seem to pull my hamstring (inner and outer quad muscles), calf muscles, and im always hurting my heel, ankle etc.. no matter how much i stretch, im going to the docs tomorrow, do you recommend asking anything or do you know anything i can do about this? thanks.
well you can get away with quite a bit more at the age of 15 than if you were older, but if you're injury prone then i'd still take it easy at first. i'm 27 and used to get pains like you describe from doing what i feel is even light exercise, but over time it got better. i never had that problem when i was younger, probably due to the fact that i spent the better part of 3 or 4 hours a day doing physical activity (school sports, etc) and when you're younger you tend to heal a bit quicker. back in the day, if i twisted my ankle, i'd be back up running within a day or 2. now if i do something like that, it's closer to a week (maybe longer) before i can resume physical activity. getting older sucks
