I recently discovered I have a stress fracture on my 3rd metatarsal and wondered how long it would be before I can start Body Pump again .... I'm missing it, but unsure of what I can realistically still do - my doctor hasn't been much help. 

I've been doing rpm for a year now & my knees and ankles seem like they're getting worse. What exercises would you suggest for strengthening knees and ankles? Is there anything i should be doing on the bike to help prevent this? Thank you.

Thanks for your advice Gretchen! I can't afford special shoes but I did get myself some gel-sole Asics today as they seem to be recommended Everywhere, plus some boxer's ankle supports. It's been two weeks of 'resting' so I'm taking the executive decision that I can get back on it. Have been taking ibuprofen every day and the pain slowly subsided. ...

Hiya, I've been doing Body Attack (and Combat) for a couple of weeks, I have proper running shoes (new New Balance ones which are comfy and fit well etc), and have started to experience pain in my ankle joints. I'm a healthy height and weight, but it does feel like it's caused by the impact. It doesn't feel muscular, but like the pain is in the ...

speedie:Top that off with a back track that effectively doubles the number of Cs&Ps compared to a 'standard' back track, and again I think something safer could have been done with this track. Last week I injured my back during the 78 back track. I was using a weight that usually allows me to just complete the track. But it must have been ...

So a bit about me and my fitness journey. I have been actively doing at least 3 RPM classes a week for a year and a half now but last Tuesday disaster happened. Halfway through the speedwork track (in RPM 51) I got the most painful muscle cramp in my lower right leg. The same sort of painful muscle cramp you might get from waking up having slept ...

Hello, I have had pain in both my shins for nearly three weeks now, at first I thought it was shin splints, but now I fear a stress fracture, mainly becasue the pain is in one particular place, and it husts to press on my shin :-( Has anyone had any experience of stress fractures in the tibia? If so what were the symptoms, and most ...

Sir. I wonder if you can help me and the other members of my gym. We unfortunately have a manager of our Virgin Active gym who we all believe is not up to the job. Recently he has changed our timetable and made all but one of the Body Pump classes 45 minutes. I have been doing the class for about 10 years now and it has always been an hour long, ...

I'v been doing martial arts for 10yrs, and i just now got introduced to Body Combat through the YMCA in Texas, USA. I love it!!! I just ifnished my initial training, i wanted to die... 3500 calories burned on the second day. Anyway, i'm developing shin splints, where your muscle fibers are ripping away from the bone, literally, it hurts as bad as ...

I've been going to BA classes for about two weeks. After a class last sunday my knees and the ligaments/tendons in my ankles were really hurting. I went to a class yesterday as I thought they were almost better but they were killing throughout the whole class. After the class the tendons (or ligaments - I don't know which they are!) on the outer ...