Knees in severe pain after starting 30DS

Rimroses
Rimroses Posts: 30 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have done 6 days of level 1. I was doing fine days 1-4, took a day off, did day 5 and then when I started day 6 I could barely move. I did day 6, but I was in agonizing pain the whole time. When doing the cardio exercises. I have stopped for close to a week and my knees are still in severe pain. I am going to go see the Orthapedic Doctor about it next week, but was just wondering if anyone else experienced this problem? I can barely move my knees, and with a 6 month old, it is very difficult to be able to just sit and rest them. Trying to stand up holding him is even worse.

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  • Rimroses
    Rimroses Posts: 30 Member
    Bumpy bump?
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    This is very, very common with 30ds
    . See it between 1-2 times a day on the forum. Ice it, take it easy,

    DO NOT mess with your knees!!! Please be careful.

    Next time: Consider pain a stop sign. Please.
  • nolakris
    nolakris Posts: 98 Member
    I had this problem the first time I tried Insanity. I don't even think I was able to finish week 2. After several weeks off, I was able to try again. I got a rubber mat thing, maybe 3/4" thick and wore cross trainer shoes instead of running shoes. I was fine then.
    Definitely stop and give your knees a break.
  • Rimroses
    Rimroses Posts: 30 Member
    Thanks guys. After I posted I did a little Google Search and saw how many people we complaining about this. It is really really painful. There should be a warning or something on the box about the chance of this happening. I never would have guessed jumping jacks and jump rope would do something like this. It double sucks because I have a 6 month old :-(
  • jehuster
    jehuster Posts: 168 Member
    I have done 6 days of level 1. I was doing fine days 1-4, took a day off, did day 5 and then when I started day 6 I could barely move. I did day 6, but I was in agonizing pain the whole time. When doing the cardio exercises. I have stopped for close to a week and my knees are still in severe pain. I am going to go see the Orthapedic Doctor about it next week, but was just wondering if anyone else experienced this problem? I can barely move my knees, and with a 6 month old, it is very difficult to be able to just sit and rest them. Trying to stand up holding him is even worse.

    I had to stop doing 30DS because of my knee. I got to Level 2 day 2 and was in alot of pain...I took a couple of days off and modified some moves for my knee but I still did the jumping movements....that is what was causing the soreness. So, i quit but I did love doing it before the pain started, I had good results from level 1. Now I wear a knee brace and do low impact workouts but I haven't been able to walk more than 1/2 a block and I used to walk 2 to 2.5 miles every day!!!!
  • Rimroses
    Rimroses Posts: 30 Member
    I will see what the doctor says on Tuesday. I am really really hoping I just have to wear a knee brace for a while and maybe some anti inflammitories or something. It is both knees tho and I am starting to walk funny from the pain, so my entire leg is hurting now. Sucks :-(
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