Foot Cramps

"Dan" <danornan@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I have been diving for more than 25 years and have been using Scuba
> Pro Jet Fins for the past 20. Lately, I seem to be getting cramps in
> my feet. Most diving is tropical. Any suggestions?

I'm sorry to say that your foot cramps are most likely related to getting
older. Lack of exercise may also be a problem. You say that most of your
diving is tropical. Do you swim with fins between dive trips? The muscles
you primarily use finning are not the ones you use walking. You can use
more flexible fins, but you will lose the power of your Jet Fins. Try to do
some fin swimming in between trips to keep up your fitness.
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Safe diving,

Dale Bennett
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Enterprise Marine, Inc., Dive Charters

Thanks for the follow up. I do get a lot of exercise, but not in the
water. Biking and Nordic-track weekly. I also swim several times a
week in the Florida Aquarium as an underwater janitor, but without
fins, just boots. Sounds like that might be the problem. Guess I'll
try more flexible fins next to see if that makes a difference. thanks
again

In article <978f7a9f.0410200853.1f60f764@posting.google.com >, danornan@tampabay.rr.com (Dan) writes:
>Thanks for the follow up. I do get a lot of exercise, but not in the
>water. Biking and Nordic-track weekly. I also swim several times a
>week in the Florida Aquarium as an underwater janitor, but without
>fins, just boots. Sounds like that might be the problem. Guess I'll
>try more flexible fins next to see if that makes a difference. thanks
>again

In the tropics hydration is also important. Drink plenty of water and juice.
Consider cutting back on coffee, tea, colas and other cafinated drinks,
as well as alcohol.

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Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA
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All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's.

Does caffeine really cause leg cramps? I thought the only adverse effect on
my diving caused by my three cups of coffee was the odder from my wetsuit.

"Charlie Hammond" <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote in message
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> In article <978f7a9f.0410200853.1f60f764@posting.google.com >,
> danornan@tampabay.rr.com (Dan) writes:
>>Thanks for the follow up. I do get a lot of exercise, but not in the
>>water. Biking and Nordic-track weekly. I also swim several times a
>>week in the Florida Aquarium as an underwater janitor, but without
>>fins, just boots. Sounds like that might be the problem. Guess I'll
>>try more flexible fins next to see if that makes a difference. thanks
>>again
>
> In the tropics hydration is also important. Drink plenty of water and
> juice.
> Consider cutting back on coffee, tea, colas and other cafinated drinks,
> as well as alcohol.
>
> --
> Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA
> (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying)
> All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's.
>

excuse my Microsoft spell check "odor"
"ajtessier" <ajtessier@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Does caffeine really cause leg cramps? I thought the only adverse effect
> on my diving caused by my three cups of coffee was the odder from my
> wetsuit.
>
> "Charlie Hammond" <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote in message
> news:9Xwdd.1233$Se7.386@news.cpqcorp.net...
>> In article <978f7a9f.0410200853.1f60f764@posting.google.com >,
>> danornan@tampabay.rr.com (Dan) writes:
>>>Thanks for the follow up. I do get a lot of exercise, but not in the
>>>water. Biking and Nordic-track weekly. I also swim several times a
>>>week in the Florida Aquarium as an underwater janitor, but without
>>>fins, just boots. Sounds like that might be the problem. Guess I'll
>>>try more flexible fins next to see if that makes a difference. thanks
>>>again
>>
>> In the tropics hydration is also important. Drink plenty of water and
>> juice.
>> Consider cutting back on coffee, tea, colas and other cafinated drinks,
>> as well as alcohol.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA
>> (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying)
>> All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's.
>>
>
>

ajtessier wrote:
> Does caffeine really cause leg cramps? I thought the only adverse effect on
> my diving caused by my three cups of coffee was the odder from my wetsuit.
>


The way I understand it, coffee (among other beverages) contains
caffeine, which is a diuretic, which causes your body to shed liquid,
which carries away electrolytes, thereby starving the muscles of what
they need to convert fuel to energy. I am not a physician, obviously,
but I've seen this before, and when diving, I limit myself to one cup of
coffee early in the morning. I avoid cramps and the 'odder'.

http://www.betterbodz.com/library/muscle_cramps.html


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"Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
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> ajtessier wrote:
> > Does caffeine really cause leg cramps? I thought the only adverse effect
on
> > my diving caused by my three cups of coffee was the odder from my
wetsuit.
> >
>
>
> The way I understand it, coffee (among other beverages) contains
> caffeine, which is a diuretic, which causes your body to shed liquid,
> which carries away electrolytes, thereby starving the muscles of what
> they need to convert fuel to energy. I am not a physician, obviously,
> but I've seen this before, and when diving, I limit myself to one cup of
> coffee early in the morning. I avoid cramps and the 'odder'.
>
> http://www.betterbodz.com/library/muscle_cramps.html

Wouldn't hurt to have a banana every morning for brekkie, either.

"ajtessier" <ajtessier@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:qLXdd.733534$Gx4.169687@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Does caffeine really cause leg cramps? I thought the only adverse effect
on
> my diving caused by my three cups of coffee was the odder from my wetsuit.
>
> "Charlie Hammond" <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote in message
> news:9Xwdd.1233$Se7.386@news.cpqcorp.net...
> > In article <978f7a9f.0410200853.1f60f764@posting.google.com >,
> > danornan@tampabay.rr.com (Dan) writes:
> >>Thanks for the follow up. I do get a lot of exercise, but not in the
> >>water. Biking and Nordic-track weekly. I also swim several times a
> >>week in the Florida Aquarium as an underwater janitor, but without
> >>fins, just boots. Sounds like that might be the problem. Guess I'll
> >>try more flexible fins next to see if that makes a difference. thanks
> >>again
> >
> > In the tropics hydration is also important. Drink plenty of water and
> > juice.
> > Consider cutting back on coffee, tea, colas and other cafinated drinks,
> > as well as alcohol.
> >
> > --
> > Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL
USA
> > (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying)
> > All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my
employer's.
> >
>
>

Hi Ladies & Gangsters!

Leg- & foot cramps can also very well be caused by your "flippers"/dive
fins. Examples hereof are cramps in the calf - & wrist muscles as well as in
the foot blades. Before 1991 I was very often a victim of such cramps.
Especially if I dove more than once a day.
I do not dispute that the above mentioned suggestions of cutting back on
coffein/certain bewerages also might help. My fysician-doctor told me that
most divefins acts as a prolongation of the foot itself,- causing stress to
the muscles mentioned above because our feet isn't shaped to undergo stress
of this kind. At the samt time FORCE FINS was introduced in Norway and I was
in fact lucky to be one of the first 3 divers in Norway trying them out. As
you may have heard,- Force Fins acts as a prolongation of your ancle
bones, - not your foot blades,- and won't cause stress to the muscles in
questions in the same ways as ordinary flippers. You will even be able to
wriggle your toes wearing Force Fins! ;o) You can find an article on this
topic that I wrote some years ago on Force Fin's hope page here:
http://www.forcefin.com/FF_PAGES/FF_...g_deberitz.htm.
I have no interests in the Force Fin Company whatsoever, but wanted to tell
fellow divers with leg- & foot cramps how I got rid of my problem. Good luck
and safe diving to you all.

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chilly wrote:

> "Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
> news:cl9sq2$ds3@library1.airnews.net...
>
>>ajtessier wrote:
>>
>>>Does caffeine really cause leg cramps? I thought the only adverse effect
>
> on
>
>>>my diving caused by my three cups of coffee was the odder from my
>
> wetsuit.
>
>>
>>The way I understand it, coffee (among other beverages) contains
>>caffeine, which is a diuretic, which causes your body to shed liquid,
>>which carries away electrolytes, thereby starving the muscles of what
>>they need to convert fuel to energy. I am not a physician, obviously,
>>but I've seen this before, and when diving, I limit myself to one cup of
>>coffee early in the morning. I avoid cramps and the 'odder'.
>>
>>http://www.betterbodz.com/library/muscle_cramps.html
>
>
> Wouldn't hurt to have a banana every morning for brekkie, either.
>
>
>


Yeah, and mangos, I just gotta have mangos.

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"Jer" wrote

> Yeah, and mangos, I just gotta have mangos.

You are welcome to my share. Yuk.

Lee