Ankle injury due to spinning?

[chigtrig]

Hi all,
I recently took up spinning and I have been doing it about 2/3 times a week and i truly enjoy it. However, my left ankle has been bothering me since last week and I am not sure what happened. Could it be that the strap on the pedal wasn't tight enough? Should I back off until the pain is gone?
Appreciate your input.

 

[malkore]

I'm definitely not qualified to diagnose the injury, but you should definitely take it easy until the ankle is feeling better.
I've not done a spin class, ever, but I've seen them done. They look brutal, and its just the sort of thing that could get an ambitious novice hurt. Its a lot like lifting really heavy weights...it takes a combination of muscle, skeletal, and tendon/ligament force to move weight (or pedal in spin class), and very often the body isn't completely in harmony...the muscles are stronger than the ligaments/tendons, and you end up injured. That's one reason you have to warm up, but also gradually increase activity and intensity.

If its still 'bothering' you after 7-10 days, I'd see about having it checked out.