Pain above ankle outside of leg!!

[wooty]

Hi Folks
A Bit of History
I have been getting fit over the last couple of months, at a local gym. I also do ballroom and Latin dancing (for last 30months) once a week for 1 1/2 hrs.
Being over weight I started to walk on a tread mill, then cycle on an exercise bike followed by a couple of exercises on a few of the machines, finishing off with the rowing machine. Aerobic exercise being 10 mins on tread mill, bike and rower. Then 200m swim.
Having lost a bit of weight (half a stone) I have started to run on the tread mill - 6.5 mph.

I have for the last couple of weeks been experiencing a pain above the outside of my right ankle, front quarter, when generally walking and when dancing up on my toes.
I also appear to be running more on the outside of my feet.

Any ideas as to the problem please.

Cheers
Wooty

[Heidi]

Hi
I don't know if you have done this, but when you are starting running it is definately worth visiting a specialist running shop where they can assess your feet and running style to determine what kind of running shoes you need.
Running in the wrong trainers can cause many different types of injuries.
Other things to consider are working on the flexibility of your calf muscles. as this is often linked with ankle and shin pain.

[Tim Paine]

Aerobic exercise being 10 mins on tread mill, bike and rower. Then 200m swim.
Having lost a bit of weight (half a stone) I have started to run on the tread mill - 6.5 mph.