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Medical Forum / General / General / May 2005another dumb exercise question
I'm a 26 yo female, 60 lbs overweight, high blood pressure, high heart rate, and i quit smoking only 6 months ago- pretty much a cardiologists goldmine :) my question is this: i started a walking program 5 weeks ago. i walk at a brisk pace 3-6 times a week for 30-45 minutes. i feel like my lungs and heart are starting to be able to handle the load and i'd like to bump it up to the next level, maybe walk/jogging. my muscles (shins,quads, and hamstrings) however feel like they start to burn after 15 minutes- sometimes so badly that i want to quit walking, which i don't. what is causing this and how can i fix it? > I'm a 26 yo female, 60 lbs overweight, high blood pressure, high heart > rate, and i quit smoking only 6 months ago- pretty much a cardiologists [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > sometimes so badly that i want to quit walking, which i don't. what is > causing this and how can i fix it? You are doing great. Don't stop the exercise program. I don't advise you to jog at this point in time before you lose more weight. If you want to step up your program--walk each day of the week or at least 6 days per week. I encourage you to buy a bike and start riding it on alternate days or every day. Bikes are great for everyone but esp. for overweight people like yourself. When you ride a bike at a fairly high rate of speed--you are in most cases not likely to damage various muscles and joints. However, when an overweight person jogs--muscle damage and joint damage happens very often.  SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. Thanks Jason :) I did buy a bike a couple months ago- but I've only ridden 3-4 times. I'll have to dust it off :) I was wondering about the joint thing and jogging, but I've heard mixed thoughts about it. Some people have said that jogging will help you lose the weight faster because you're burning more calories, but that you should incorporate it into a walking program if you're overweight so you don't jurt yourself. Anyway, thanks for the advice :) The bike sounds like it'd be just as fun. > Thanks Jason :) I did buy a bike a couple months ago- but I've only ridden > 3-4 times. I'll have to dust it off :) I was wondering about the joint [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > program if you're overweight so you don't jurt yourself. Anyway, thanks for > the advice :) The bike sounds like it'd be just as fun. Those people are right but they should have told you that many joggers and runners that are NOT overweight have all sorts of problems related to muscle pain and joint pain. Most of the problems are related to the knees, ankles and feet. It's esp. a problem for people that jog or run on pavement or concrete. They have dirt jogging trail in one of the local parks. I hope they have such a trail in your city or town. Bikes solve these problems. Thanks for the kind words. I'll pray for your success. SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. |
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