Questions tagged [cramps]
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What causes side stitches?
From time to time during aerobic workouts such as running or heavy cycling, I get side stitches that force me to slow down my effort.
What causes side stitches?
I know that reducing your effort ...
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How to prevent calf cramps while swimming?
I haven't swum in a very long time, although I used to be able to swim with the crawl stroke pretty well as a kid. Now after a couple decades of not using that stroke my body has forgotten how. My ...
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Cramping in the soles of my feet during certain stretches
I always used to be a very flexible person. In middle school, I could do full splits straddle and front-and-back on both sides. Even into high school and college, I continued to be able to do lotus ...
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Unable to accustome to running in higher temperatures as a runner
I've just completed my first marathon last sunday. It was pretty much a global disaster. I started cramping up at the 18km (11mile) mark before completely comming to a halt at km 31 (19.5 miles). I ...
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Why do I get cramps all the time?
Fairly often, I get cramps that are really painful. I've noticed that there seem to be 2 different varieties of these cramps.
Random Foot Cramps - these are just cramps that I get in either of my ...