really tight inner thighs

[rapid cycler]

Do you really commute to work there, brave girl?

[mimitabby]

of course! I commuted 19 times in May, a record for me.
normally twice a week is plenty because i have so many chores to do.

[rapid cycler]

I'm not worthy.

One day I'll woman up and do so myself. Is it cheating if I quit my job to find one that's more commuter-friendly (i.e., not on the other side of a rather intimidating canyon road—scary for both its elevation and its road-rage worthy traffic)? Heh, last week I was driving home from work and a dude on a CAAD 9, who entered the canyon around the same time I did, kept pace with us poor stiffs in stop-and-go traffic all the way to the other side. I really wanted to give a shout-out to his studliness, but I didn't want to frighten the fellow.

[mimitabby]

oh, sure you are worthy.
But my DH just did that. he quit a job of 12 years in Lynnwood to take a job downtown, so instead of a 30 mile commute which was rather hard to do daily;
he now has a commute of 9 miles.

other people drive a little and ride or take a bus and ride.

but my inner thighs are STILL too tight and the PT ladies aren't reading my post!

[KnottedYet]

sorry, mimi! I just got home from my 2nd day of orientation.

Stretch those inner thighs. Dunno why they are tight, but stretch 'em anyway. I'm guessing the "frog" exercise you're talking about is where you sit with your feet together and close to your crotch (on the floor) and let the knees fall toward the floor.

You can also do the one where you sit against the wall with your legs in a big V shape on the floor.

Inner thighs can get tight for a lot of reasons. Unless something else is hurting, just stretch and see what happens. (mine get tight when I'm stressed, cuz I sleep in a VERY tight little ball with lots of tension when I'm stressed.)

[mimitabby]

any more exercises, Knot? I am doing them every day (well, not the wall one, but i will) and i don't seem to loosen that part up.


hey, how many orientation days do you get? I only got 1/2 day for working at the big B.

[Nokomis]

http://muscleventures.com/video/2007...h_stretch.html
and a few more here... http://www.hksi.org.hk/function/triathlon/stretch4.htm

Go easy & start with warm muscles. Commuting in a Seattle downpour? straight into the tub!

[madscot13]

If you need an inner thigh stretches-

when you are standing- take 2 steps with your right foot directly to the right and take something like a lunge pose but still facing forward, don't rotate your hips. One leg will be straight, the side that you are stretching, and the other will be bent. How does that make your inner thigh feel?

when you are sitting- make a V with your legs and stretch down the middle of the V your made with your legs. Does that do anything?

I think if those stretches aren't doing it, it could be doing something else like your groin but I am sure you know that. In my opinion, I think the inner thighs are the most neglected muscles in our legs, but the ones we are most likely to randomly call on. If I am going to pull a muscle it will be those ones. I am trying to build them up ( Cross Country skiing season is only 6 months away) by side step lunges and some wide stance squats.


good luck with the pain.

[madscot13]

Okay I am a dork. i didn't read the second page of posts. Sorry.

[mimitabby]

It's okay, Madscot.

Pika might be onto something because a month ago, my SacroIliac went out
and i have been doing exercises for THAT ever since. so it might be a remnant of that problem.
I am doing more stretches, thanks everyone.
It's just so weird that after years of being sedentary with nary a thigh problem (actually, i was always so flexible, maybe because i had no muscles?) now I can hardly get my leg over my bike!