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Aching knees
I'd love to get some advice, since I am very much a running newbie.
I've always enjoyed running but I'm finally in a place post-baby where I might be able to do it consistently. I went running two times this week (treadmill at the gym). I'm running between 30 min and an hour, in 10-minute intervals with walking in between. What I found was that while both times the running was fine, afterwards my knees ached, enough that going down stairs I had to slow my pace quite a bit. Kneeling is when I can feel it the most. My knees also felt a bit warm to the touch, suggesting some inflammation. And then, I think because I was positioned wrong, I got this...cramp? It felt like my knee went out of alignment somehow, and was quite painful for a bit before it just faded away.
I was wondering if this is normal and I can do something about it, or if it's more that the impact on my knees is too much and I'm doing damage. Here's what I'm thinking:
1. I am getting older and more broken; running isn't the sport for me.
2. I am doing something wrong (either during the run or not enough pre- or post-care, like stretching).
3. This is because I'm just starting and my body will adjust eventually as long as I take it easy and ramp up slowly.
Any idea which it might be (or a combination)? Are there other exercises I can do to strengthen my knees/joints specifically? Is this something to see a doctor/physio about?
Thanks very much!
I've always enjoyed running but I'm finally in a place post-baby where I might be able to do it consistently. I went running two times this week (treadmill at the gym). I'm running between 30 min and an hour, in 10-minute intervals with walking in between. What I found was that while both times the running was fine, afterwards my knees ached, enough that going down stairs I had to slow my pace quite a bit. Kneeling is when I can feel it the most. My knees also felt a bit warm to the touch, suggesting some inflammation. And then, I think because I was positioned wrong, I got this...cramp? It felt like my knee went out of alignment somehow, and was quite painful for a bit before it just faded away.
I was wondering if this is normal and I can do something about it, or if it's more that the impact on my knees is too much and I'm doing damage. Here's what I'm thinking:
1. I am getting older and more broken; running isn't the sport for me.
2. I am doing something wrong (either during the run or not enough pre- or post-care, like stretching).
3. This is because I'm just starting and my body will adjust eventually as long as I take it easy and ramp up slowly.
Any idea which it might be (or a combination)? Are there other exercises I can do to strengthen my knees/joints specifically? Is this something to see a doctor/physio about?
Thanks very much!
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You may also do better by running much more slowly (yeah, I don't know how slowly you're running, but most beginners push too fast) and by (paradoxically) running more - run more days a week if you can, but keep it to 20-30 minutes each time. An hour is too long for you at this stage.
Good luck!
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