Pes Anserinus Tendon

In other words, my knees really hurt. Specifically, my lower inner knee. I could hardly run last night. My running was more like an awkward shuffle. I probably should have cut my run short, but when do I ever listen to myself at the right time? I'm not sure whether it's bursitis or tendonitis but I do know that something is up with my pes anserius.

Well according to this website, pes anserine bursitis [or tendonitis] can be caused by:

• Repetitive activities
• Incorrect sports training techniques, such as a lack of stretching, sudden increases in run distances, or too much uphill running
• Obesity
• Osteoarthritis of the knee
• Incorrect positioning of the knee (an "angling out" of the lower leg)
• Turning the leg sharply with the foot planted on the ground
• Injury, such as a direct hit to the leg
• Tight hamstring muscles
• A tear in the cartilage of the knee
• Flat feet

Guilty of probably 6 out of 9. I was doomed from the beginning. I iced my knees last night and I'm taking ibuprofen all day today. I'm also trying to stretch my hips, hamstrings, and quads as much as I can. Hopefully stretching and strengthening my leg muscles will help speed up recovery.

Hakuna matata!

Our growing country

Going off of today's Thinspiration, I heard an interesting statistic on the radio this morning and had to check it out when I got into work. According to this LA Times article, 42% of American adults will be obese by 2030 (compared to the 36% today).

Holy cow! And to think I used to be part of that growing statistic. Ladies and gentlemen, this does NOT have to be our future. As they say in one of my favorite movies, "a man can change his stars". We can prevent this.

Maybe the future world in Wall-e is not so far in the future after all...

Hakuna matata!