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It all depends on the severity of your injurty. Can you stand on it? What is your pain level on a scale of 1-10? What is your ROM (range of motion) like. What is your stability/strength like? All things to consider before getting back to an exercise program. If the pain level is an 8,9,10/ the ROM is limited/ and the strength/stability are limited, I would say to go see a doctor about it, get an x-ray or MRI done...then get back to me on it.

Give it a fews days before evaluating yourself. Just go through your typical RICE method (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate).
After 2 or 3 days, then evaluate yourself.

Get back to me and let me know the results.

What does the routine consist of? What is the speed/incline of the walk? What is the food intake like? What exactly do you mean by "30 day shred"? Once I can get all of this info, then I can really look into your goal and how you're achieving it, or not achieving it.

First and foremost it all depends on the 35+ year olds diet and exercise history. If it is a lazy couch goer, with no exercise background, then obviously zero weights with light cardio to begin with (to get the heart somewhat endured).

If the 35+ year old eats generally "good" , but has taken a year or 2 off from exercising, then he/she could step into a slightly more moderate routine.

HISTORY is the most important factor when creating a routine.

1) Which pain should we listen to, and which should we ignore?

2) Top 5-10 things to do to promote muscle recovery?

3) What would you think about if designing a strength program for a 35+ beginner, in terms of sets/reps/split, if injury prevention/management is as equal a goal as body composition? (That will also accommodate cardio; ideally something that could involve daily exercise)

As far as pain, it all depends on the subject who is experiencing the pain. Scale it 1-10. If its 8,9,10, then maybe have a doc look at it.

Also ask yourself, "what have i done to cause this pain, and what can i do to prevent it". If it is an obese subject who sits around all day, eats bad, and has lower back pain.....then DUHHH, we know why the pain is there.

My TDEE is around 2500, but my doctor says I should be eating 1400 calories. Is that too low or okay?

I will look into TDEE a little more before I can give you an appropriate answer. But your caloric intake will be based on how many calories your are buring during your day/workout.

I'm a complete beginner at working out. I've been doing only cardio 3-4 times a week, either 20 minutes on the elliptical and 10 on the recumbent bike or 30 minutes on the treadmill- walking (3.0) and jogging (5.0). I've heard so many different things about cardio, that I should only be walking briskly, or that bursts of jogging are more effective... my only goal is to burn fat, I don't really care that much about building muscle. What is the most effective routine? (what machine? how often? how long?)

Well if "fat burning" is your goal, then I suggest HIIT Cardio (High Intensity Interval Training). 20 total mins consisting of intervals of 90 seconds of jogging followed with 30 seconds of sprinting. Always constantly moving, never walking or standing. But do remember, building muscles will burn fat...

Do you think doing these daily routines every day they were assigned. plus about 45 minutes of walking every other day is enough to help me tone up and lose a bit of belly fat? Also, do you think it would be too much to add the 30 day shred as well? How many calories do you think I burn?

Does anyone have any ideas?

How long have you been doing this routine? Think about upping the caloric burn (15 min jog w/ 30 min walk) Add light weight ( can consist of only body weight exercises at home) program to your routine.

Also though, do not recommend calling potential clients 'lazy'. You're more likely to treat the former couch potato than the A-star athlete.

I wan not referring to any specific person being lazy. I was using it as an example of a person's exercise/health history. One thing to remember, the first step to becoming a more health/motivated person, is to admit that you aren't to begin with.

I didn't take personal offense (I'm not lazy, and my BMI is 19.4.) I'm pretty sure that most obese people know they are, though. Laziness has less to do with obesity than a whole lifetime of various intrapsychic and interpersonal dynamics, education, etc. Even using the word tells me this isn't something that's currently part of your understanding. Just saying, ex couch potato population = whole different psychology/motivational orientation than performance athletes, & it's worth spending time learning about them.

Also, do you really think that I would talk to a cliet like that ?? Not at all. But, I am not dealing with a client on this site. I am talking to the general public. I was simply using it as an example.