69 - Plantar Fasciitis: Causes and Solutions

Plantar Fasciitis is a painful condition that affects a lot of runners. It's by far the most common cause of foot pain for runners and I'm currently struggling with it a bit myself. But it's not "death sentence" for your running. In this episode, we take a deep dive on all things plantar fasciitis. Hope you get something out of this. ----- Notes: Do you have plantar fasciitis? What is plantar fasciitis? Symptoms of plantar fasciitis Causes of plantar fasciitis Treatment - Reducing the pain Treatment - Strengthening the foot Getting rid of plantar fasciitis in the long term How taking time off COULD make it worse Sleep Nutrition Plyometrics LISTENER QUESTION: How to come back to running after an injury Links: Watch the video version Contact Brodie Sharpe 47 - The Brodie Sharpe Interview Run Smarter Podcast - Glute Activation Myths with Rich Willy Exercise - Short foot Exercise - Towel pulls Exercise - Toe yoga Exercise - Straight-leg calf raises Exercise - Seated dumbbell calf raises Exercise - Tibialis anterior raises with inversion Running Explained with Duane Scotti on Plantar Fasciitis Book - Fixing Your Feet ----- Want to be able to ask your own questions for this podcast? Head to the Trail and Ultra Running Nutrition group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/trailultranutrition Thank you for listening! ----- Want to chat about trail and ultra running? Go here: https://linktr.ee/will.c.frantz/