tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post1155608538988313271..comments2023-09-28T05:48:12.366-08:00Comments on Jogging Jeano: A PuzzleJeanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093299012409826185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-61010831241146896802013-02-24T22:11:33.129-09:002013-02-24T22:11:33.129-09:00So I tried it with a golf ball, and it DEFINITELY ...So I tried it with a golf ball, and it DEFINITELY did the trick. I'm still confused about why I didn't feel anything with the tennis ball (not sure I could have put any more weight on it?), but the golf ball definitely got the job done. I can't tell if it did anything, but if nothing else it made me feel more at ease ;). As always, thanks for the advice!Jeanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093299012409826185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-4751607579621479192013-02-23T22:13:26.977-09:002013-02-23T22:13:26.977-09:00Don't think of it as a stretch. Just think of...Don't think of it as a stretch. Just think of it as "standing extra long on the bottom step with one foot on the step, and the other 2/3 off the step with that heel dropping below the level of the step". That helps, right?<br /><br />And if you don't feel anything with a tennis ball (even when you're standing up and applying body-weight type pressure), then your foot muscles are extremely strong and relaxed, and I'd say that's probably not the origin of your problem. [If it were, you'd feel it.] People do say a golf ball works better - but for me, that's a level of masochism for which I am not prepared...Holly KNhttp://www.runwithholly.com/home/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-31437964388211671662013-02-23T10:35:51.051-09:002013-02-23T10:35:51.051-09:00Suggest away! I always enjoy a little free advice ...Suggest away! I always enjoy a little free advice from a professional coach ;). I admit I'm generally very anti-stretching, but I suppose it couldn't hurt...<br /><br />That's a GREAT example of a "So you're gonna...." question, and one I've probably asked my science friends (in ANY physical science, really) a few too many times! I'd love to do a poll some day to see what others are out there...<br /><br />Jeanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093299012409826185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-81553081254855124412013-02-23T00:17:05.531-09:002013-02-23T00:17:05.531-09:00Glad the heel was feeling good; I'll be a jerk...Glad the heel was feeling good; I'll be a jerk and still suggest you stretch the calves and Achilles, just in case. :)<br /><br />And I thought Biochemists were the only ones who got the, "So you're gonna..." question; except to us, it ends with "...cure cancer, right?", rather than fix the economy. Not sure which is a taller order, actually... Holly KNhttp://www.runwithholly.com/home/blognoreply@blogger.com