ankle pain, torn achilles tendon

[kokopoko]

Has anyone else experienced ankle pain or torn achilles tendon after playing ddr? I'm near 100 pounds overweight and start doing ddr back in february/march on a plain dance pad barefoot. I tore my tendon a few weeks later during a ddrmax session. It is healed but is still sore. Would dancing while wearing shoes be better? Of course it probably would.

Any of you doing this with shoes experience problems?

[abrannan]

Like I said in your other thread, you need to stretch before playing. Warm up a little bit and don't just start playing full out right away. Shoes aren't going to help much, unless you play in high tops.