Mr has endured my moaning about not having gym membership for over a year now - he was coming round to the idea in January 2020 and put it off until the February payday because we were a bit short from his reduced hours over December...and then the world exploded.
He came downstairs yesterday to happily announce that he'd taken out a zero contract membership for both of us starting next week. I should be happy, but he's picked what is probably the cheapest gym in town and I am a total gym snob; I've done years of ancient boxing gyms with mould covering the ceilings when they aren't falling down from leaks, council gyms swarming with unwashed children literally shitting on the floor of the changing rooms and sharing their verrucas with everybody with the pool inaccessible due to swimming clubs and children's parties all weekend or lower cost private gyms infested with meatheads being utter dicks to women and smaller men (because they wouldn't get away with that in the Boxing gyms). I wanted fancy, attractive pools, steam rooms, saunas, assorted treatments available and suchlike for once. Particularly a pool. That was, as he should have knownbecause I told him often enough, my non negotiable.
Oh, well. Because it's a zero contract, I've smiled sweetly and said it's definitely a good way to get back into the swing of thingsand if it turns out to be full of meaties or teenagers, it's only 50 yards down from the posh place.
@Sven Achilles issues? Definitely got a lot of experience on that. Assuming it isn't due to any underlying condition, there's likely to be three aspects to it. One is tight calf muscles, one is not having the most suitable footwear for your biomechanics and one is just simply overdoing it when your body isn't used to exerting those forces on it.
The best thing initially is rest, ice packs and gentle mobilisation movements of your feet and toes. A different pair of trainers might be needed, ones that flex with your toes, have a cut out at the back rather than a heel tab and can take a pair of insoles meant to stabilise your foot/support your arch under load. You might be landing very heavily on your heels a lot, which causes more stress than landing lightly on your toes, especially if your trainers are very rigid. Gentle calf muscle stretches when warm and firm massage of the muscle - not the tendon, be gentler with that - can help. Might as well do flexibility and strength work on your other leg and hip muscles whilst you're at it, as they can also be so weak, they aren't activating properly or so tight, they're pulling you offline.
The worst thing (other than doing nothing at all) is to tape up and try to power through it. That adds thousands more tiny injuries to the tendon to the extent that it can get worse. You need it to heal at the correct length, without lumps of scar tissue and in a way that your foot can still function properly.
And if none of this helps within a very short period, if you can afford it, see a podiatrist or physio/sports injury specialist who mentions biomechanics or gait analysis in the services they offer. It's worth every penny if you have it to spend, as they can stop issues getting out of control and head off other related things (plantar fasciitis, shin splints, etc) by ensuring it's handled correctly.
He came downstairs yesterday to happily announce that he'd taken out a zero contract membership for both of us starting next week. I should be happy, but he's picked what is probably the cheapest gym in town and I am a total gym snob; I've done years of ancient boxing gyms with mould covering the ceilings when they aren't falling down from leaks, council gyms swarming with unwashed children literally shitting on the floor of the changing rooms and sharing their verrucas with everybody with the pool inaccessible due to swimming clubs and children's parties all weekend or lower cost private gyms infested with meatheads being utter dicks to women and smaller men (because they wouldn't get away with that in the Boxing gyms). I wanted fancy, attractive pools, steam rooms, saunas, assorted treatments available and suchlike for once. Particularly a pool. That was, as he should have known
Oh, well. Because it's a zero contract, I've smiled sweetly and said it's definitely a good way to get back into the swing of things
@Sven Achilles issues? Definitely got a lot of experience on that. Assuming it isn't due to any underlying condition, there's likely to be three aspects to it. One is tight calf muscles, one is not having the most suitable footwear for your biomechanics and one is just simply overdoing it when your body isn't used to exerting those forces on it.
The best thing initially is rest, ice packs and gentle mobilisation movements of your feet and toes. A different pair of trainers might be needed, ones that flex with your toes, have a cut out at the back rather than a heel tab and can take a pair of insoles meant to stabilise your foot/support your arch under load. You might be landing very heavily on your heels a lot, which causes more stress than landing lightly on your toes, especially if your trainers are very rigid. Gentle calf muscle stretches when warm and firm massage of the muscle - not the tendon, be gentler with that - can help. Might as well do flexibility and strength work on your other leg and hip muscles whilst you're at it, as they can also be so weak, they aren't activating properly or so tight, they're pulling you offline.
The worst thing (other than doing nothing at all) is to tape up and try to power through it. That adds thousands more tiny injuries to the tendon to the extent that it can get worse. You need it to heal at the correct length, without lumps of scar tissue and in a way that your foot can still function properly.
And if none of this helps within a very short period, if you can afford it, see a podiatrist or physio/sports injury specialist who mentions biomechanics or gait analysis in the services they offer. It's worth every penny if you have it to spend, as they can stop issues getting out of control and head off other related things (plantar fasciitis, shin splints, etc) by ensuring it's handled correctly.
. I am trying to stay on track this weekend after three days off last weekend, I am finally below my previous lowest weight again but it’s been slow going, this week I have concentrated on fibre intake and hydration. My other half is out tonight so I walked into town at lunch to get some treats from M&S for my tea and to avoid melting in my garden 
I got some Cajun chicken and an avocado, sweetcorn and Mexican rice dish, so I’m looking forward to that. Not really used to shopping for one off meals and it can be a bit stressful checking the nutritional info and calculating but I wasn’t in a rush so didn’t mind doing that today as a one off. I do find it easier to eat lighter when it’s so hot though 
and have completed my 3 gym attendances for the week (I really didn't fancy going today, but I'm glad I pushed myself)
went over on Saturday too and had a treat dinner so pleased with that!
It was much easier when you could only eat in a cold marquee in a pub car park in the rain
I’ll make it to a couple of days and then just ruin it by stuffing my face. I have no self control!
Although I’m sorry you’ve been struggling too.