My feet are holding me back

[Jacki]

Thanks for the good advice -- I am using non cleated pedals now, because that seemed to hurt more. I'm not familiar with metatarsil buttons or intrinsic foot muscle exercises - could you please explain?

[KnottedYet]

Thanks for the good advice -- I am using non cleated pedals now, because that seemed to hurt more. I'm not familiar with metatarsil buttons or intrinsic foot muscle exercises - could you please explain?

Metatarsal buttons go on top of your insoles, just behind the metatarsal heads. (have a good shoe store put them on for you) They support your metatarsal arch so the nerves in the ball of your foot don't get squeezed by the weak and collapsing arch. (do you have a callous somewhere on the ball of your foot? That's a pretty good sign of a very collapsed met arch or dropped met head.)

Intrinsic muscles in your forefoot wiggle your toes and support the metatarsal arch. Search TE for "foot exercises", there's a good description of a few. (if that search doesn't work, search "Fist and splay")

[Jacki]

Metatarsal buttons go on top of your insoles, just behind the metatarsal heads. (have a good shoe store put them on for you) They support your metatarsal arch so the nerves in the ball of your foot don't get squeezed by the weak and collapsing arch. (do you have a callous somewhere on the ball of your foot? That's a pretty good sign of a very collapsed met arch or dropped met head.)

Intrinsic muscles in your forefoot wiggle your toes and support the metatarsal arch. Search TE for "foot exercises", there's a good description of a few. (if that search doesn't work, search "Fist and splay")

Thanks for explaining - i really appreciate it! I'll look into both of these -- Jacki