Having to drop out of running/jogging for a while.

Dad_of_3

I am bummed out. I have been having knee problems for a week and a half now. I am going to have to stop running so I can let it rest. I am going to look for a caloric burn via walking. BUT, today I walked 2 miles at lunch. Yep, my knee started giving out, but it lasted much longer, time and distance wise, than it does when I do my slow jog for 1.6 miles. I burned more calories- and stayed at a sustained elevated heart rate (120 bpm) for 40 minutes as opposed to the 15 to 20 minutes I usually do when running. Plus, I think I can walk every day, as opposed to running every day.

When my knee recovers I am going to go back to my C25K, I am not sure how long it will take me to get back to W6D1, but I want to have a real knee, not an artificial one, when I get through losing my weight!

trail_rnr

You have a great plan and I think you'll be surprised how easy it will be to get back to running. A couple of years ago I had a major surgery and didn't run for 3 months, only walked. Not only did I continue to lose weight (I was tracking calories extra carefully too!), the return to running was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. Walk with purpose, engage the glutes and core, and stand tall. Walking is an AWESOME exercise if you do it with effort!

sarahwaves

You may also want to try biking - especially recumbent biking. It builds up the other muscles in your legs and that has really helped with my knee problem. After 4 weeks of biking, but knee pain is steadily going awah.