Starting Exercising: Nausea and Knees?

I think the nausea is a good thing, means you're pushing yourself, but it does get better as time goes by. As far as the knees, that too will get better the more weight you lose Just gotta stick with it!!!!

When I first started exercising, I was 252 lbs. To say I had nausea and knee pain would be an under statement! But after about a week, the nausea lightened up, and after about 2 weeks, I was no longer feeling it at all, and didn't have intense knee pain anymore either. It's just your body getting used to it. You are making your body do things that it has never done before. Just stick with it, and the pain will lessen and eventually disappear!

Good luck!

For the nausea it does get better, trust me on that. Try and take small sips of water while working out instead of chugging or anything. Try not to eat anything to heavy before hand either.

The knee pain I'm not to sure what to do about. Try ice and be careful. I had lower back pain for awhile the more I worked out the better it was.

I'm sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck in your journey.

I found stepping only worsened the pain in my knees. I use walking with Leslie Sansome, it is low to no impact and not as easy as it sounds.

I am by no means an expert and this is just my opinion.

Both will get better as you go.

Do you watch the Biggest Loser? If you have ever seen the season premier you see people vomiting all over the place. You are pushing your body to make a change so the nausea is a good thing (as long as it gets better over the weeks).

As for your knees, same deal, they will get better as well. Don't push too much on them as you don't want to cause a permanent injury. Other than a trained personal trainer, no one can tell you what exercises you can and can't do. Listen to your body, it can usually tell you what is too much and what you can do. I try and work just passed my comfort zone and increase often.

Hope that helps!

I really don't have much in the way of advice, but I'll give it a shot.

Nausea: I'm not sure what type of workouts you were doing when you experienced the nausea, or how long, how intense, etc. Any of those can factor in. I work out in the morning, in a "fasted" state, meaning before I eat, obviously. My workouts are generally 30-45 minutes and I do ok with that without nausea or feeling light-headed. Sometimes I *do* hear liquid sloshing around in my stomach, but other than that, I do ok. If you cannot work out in a fasted state, I really would suggest waiting for at least an hour after eating before working out, if you're eating a full meal, that is. I know a lot of people will have something small, such as a piece of fruit, granola bar, etc prior to working out. Maybe that would be something that might help you?

Knee pain: This depends on the severity of the pain, or at least it would if it were me. If the pain is acute, definitely consult a doctor. Honestly, you may want to try getting in some "walking" type workouts prior to trying other things... See how it holds up with that. If it becomes aggravated by just doing extra walking, again, probably should consult a doctor. I was actually discussing arthritic-type knee & hip pain with a doctor yesterday and she told me that she has it too and that she does a modified step workout. So it may be something you could do, but it may be something to consult a doctor on if you have a lot of pain.

I hope that was helpful for you. Best wishes to you for much success!

I used to have nausea doing certain intense exercises. It got better. I don't think I would do step aerobics if I had knee issues, or maybe use a really low step. You can also buy one of those knee braces. I know they sell them at my Walmart. I started jogging at 245. It made me so sick at first, but now I am loving it.

If you are pushing yourself tooooo hard, naseau will occur.(this happened to me also) You may need to start slow and build up your resistance. If you can only do 5 or 10 minutes... its more than what you did before you started. Every day or so add a minute or two. Before you know it you will be able to work out 30 minutes with no naseau.

I find when running, half banana before I run gives me fuel without getting any GI issues. If I eat a meal, I will need to wait 3 hours before running. Have a glass of water at least 15 minutes before working out. If you are working out for more than 30 minutes, you might need a little water. Usually I can run for 60 minutes before I need any, but everyone is a little different.

Keep at it, your resistance will build. When I started running, I couldnt run 200 feet. Within 3 months I was upto 3 miles and a year later training for a half marathon.

I dont know about the knees, but if you have extra weight, I would think that taking off wait should help.

Keep us posted on your progress!!!

as for the nausea, are you stopping abruptly after your workout? because if you don't cool down that could make you feel sick, also over hydration can cause nausea, make sure your're not drinking too much water before, during or after exercise it reduces your electrolyte levels. try sipping a gatorade after you workout

nausea for me is just part of working out it happens all the time and I just push through it to the end. Not so sure about just starting stepping if you have knee issues. I would just make sure you where good shoes and if you have pain to stop and try something lower impact until you lose some of the weight. I personally would wait before going to a doctor about it he would most likely suggest you lose weight. I would try exercises that are joint friendly and keep in mind while exercising that for every lb you lose you are taking 4lbs of pressure off of your knees.

In an answer to both questions, listen to your body and don't go too hard on yourself in the beginning. I'm like you where I can't eat anywhere close to the time I exercise because it just doesn't feel good. As for the knee issue, you could have specific health issues, but also, when you aren't moving your body the cartilage in your joints slowly, over time begins to harden (called ossification) and makes it harder to move. This will relieve itself over time and it won't be as hard. If you have an history of arthritis, than that is another issue to take into account, but the more you get your body moving, the sooner it will become easier to do so. Good luck.

Like everyone else has said, the nausea will go away as you get into better conditioning.

On the knees: Water exercise is the only cardio I do (two days a week) because I started with very bad knees. They are much better now because of the weight loss but I still have to baby them (they still get sore and sound like rice krispies). One day, when/if they are improved to the point where I have no pain, I will probably still keep the water exercise but change it out for walking or step sometimes. There are some very helpful supplements that I use. The best for me have been turmeric (the yellow spice that they use in curries) and bromelain (an extract from the pineapple plant). In addition, I use a combination product of MSM/glucosamine/chondroitin and lately I have found egg shell membrane extract to be even more effective than the glucosamine product. But you probably don't need all of these supplements because you don't have that much damage so far. If it is pain that keeps you awake at night (the kind I had), it needs some preventive supplementation. The turmeric is an anti-inflammatory and the bromelain helps to break down fibrotic lesions that have come about because of chronic inflammation. The MSM/glucosamine/chondroitin does not work for everyone but when it does, it can actually help rebuild damaged cartilage--the same for egg shell membrane. Also, you should make sure that you get adequate calcium/magnesium in your diet and also, if you take Vitamin D3 you need to make sure that you are also getting Vitamin K2. Whatever you do, you probably won't want to go the route of NSAIDs as they have been shown to be counter-productive in the long run as they do not prevent damage or restore damaged cartilage--they only eliminate pain from it.

I started out at 235 last summer--I used to have knee issues, also plantar fasciitis and tendon problems (TFL syndrome). Those issues cleared up when I stopped eating foods I was allergic to. Sounds stupid or weird, perhaps, but that's how I solved it.

I started out by just walking daily and really worked hard on changing my diet. I did great and felt amazing--had no trouble with my joints or tendons, and was wanting to try new stuff, so about a month later, I got my first kettlebell and learned how to use it. I still do kettlebell workouts. After a few months of kettlebell and walking, I added barbell/dumbbell strength training. I still do all three and have not had knee issues or ongoing issues with nausea, though there have certainly been days here and there when I felt ill. It was usually when I'd eaten a meal too close to my workout. I think at least once it was due to me being stupid and taking vitamins on an empty stomach. Once I just worked out too hard, but after I got my heart rate down I felt ok.

Hi- I have most of your same problems ! I am at 333 lbs and I walk a lot all day-I am a nurse and 12 hour shifts so I know the knee pain !! I went to my Dr who also is a sports injury guy- he started me on meloxicam(Celebrex). I also started some OTC joint supplements for the knee. I have found after a month and a loss of 12 lbs (I started this at 345 lbs that the knee pain is down to minimal instead of high pain-limping. You may want to try that after talking to your DR. My knee still pops and sometimes hurts after I sit for awhile until I walk a few steps then its eases up. As for the nausea-dont excercise after drinking water-I do sips during excercise-or i throw up too. I try to run my routine in the am after i have been up for a few minutes-if i wait until after work i can forget it-too tired still-but i walk the dog every day and do Wii Fit ! Its fun and it helps burn some calories. i hope this helps some-hang in there- it will come off !!!! My plan is the Digest Diet from Readers Digest-it has 21 days of normal food and a exercise plan you can adapt for you with suggestions-working for me so far !! Hope some of this helps you out !