Running

amusedmonkey
amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
edited February 27 in Fitness and Exercise
So after about 3 years of recovery from a knee injury, I'm finally cleared to start doing some light jogging. I started couch to 5k and I'm actually enjoying the jogging part.

My problem is that it looks all the incline walks I have been doing have improved my cardio fitness but my legs are really out of shape, probably because I unconsciously limited my range of movement due to my knee injury. Cardio-wise the jogging part is not very taxing, but 30 seconds into those 1 minute jogs I start feeling the burn in my legs, particularly the outer of my calves and thighs, and my shins. The inside and middle parts are fine. By the time the 1 minute ends my legs are almost shaking.

What leg muscles are involved in running and what are some good moves that would help me strengthen them?

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  • ZenInTexas
    ZenInTexas Posts: 781 Member
    Squats and lunges are always good. But just the running itself will make your legs stronger. Keep at it.
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