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Hey guys! So I'm actually brand new to these forums, but honestly I didn't know where else to go that I could really talk about this with. So last week, I decided that I wanted to start a fitness vlog on YouTube. This vlog was going to be the way that I kept myself accountable for my fitness, starting doing both regular workouts and yoga, finally worked towards being #Ript, and maybe even talked abit about the business I'm starting. But now, I have an injury to deal with. Turns out that I have Plantar Fasciitis because MY BODY HATES ME. Seriously, I started running again and just my foot decided that it wasn't going to stand for it. Now after I've let it sit for a while and just kinda hang there, when I get up to stand or walk on it, my foot feels the pain of a thousand cramps. (Not really, but I'm exaggerant.) Anyways, I was wondering if any of you guys have dealt with something like this and what I might be able to do so that I can continue working out. I'll probably continue weightlifting and doing yoga, but maybe I should just give up on running--for a while anyways. Idk. Maybe I should just give up on working out in general. (Ha! Good one, me.)

ahoy scouts! greetings from the ranger camp! ok, i'll just get right to the meat of the problem here. i've recently discovered that i favor my right leg when i walk [and run], which means my left leg gets more beat up. as a result, my left knee has started to feel a bit painful since i started running about 4-5 weeks ago. it's not constant, it's not even incredibly painful pain. it's just sort of...stiff at times? i suppose? mostly seems to happen a few hours after a run, and when i fully extend my leg and flex [like when i'm stretching.] anyway, so that's problem #1. problem #2 is the main knuckle of my big toe [where the toe connects to my foot] has the same kind of stiff, off-and-on, not-very-painful pain. also on my left side. this happened [i think?] as a result of wearing shoes that were too worn down. [to be fair, i had no idea they were so used up, and they just sort of spontaneously failed one day. the run i took when they messed my toe up was the last run i took in them.] i thought it went away when i got new shoes, but it's been coming and going since then. whenever i curl the toe up or push the toe down towards the bottom of my foot i can feel it. so my question to you, dear scouts and running experts, is this: what can i do to even out my stride, and what can i do to fix my joints/not hurt them any worse? if you need any more information at all, please ask! thanks for your help!

As a kickboxer through high school, I'm used to injuries getting shaken off. Strapped and pushed through at worst. So I'm at a loss as to what I'm meant to do when I can't shake a pain. I've been having tendonitis/plantar fascitis in my left foot and chronic lower back pain for about 6 months now and rest is not making it any better. The foot just threw in the towel one day while I was walking around - hadn't been jogging or anything, had just moved interstate and was on a hiatus from working out. I pulled something in my back lifting one day - jumped in too deep too quick - and it has been recurring more frequently until it became a daily nuisance. After having to quit my waitressing job (I could barely hobble home after a double shift) I need to get back into a functioning state to start my course, which is 90% physical. I'm at a complete loss. Help me Nerd Fitness! Any similar stories? Is this something I should work through and will go away with more strengthening exercises? The doctor just sent me trotting off for x-rays, but I think the pain would be far worse if it was bone related. Right now both conditions seem to compound when under pressure.