Back Pain

tnb889
tnb889 Posts: 5 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've just began walking to lose some baby weight and my back has now started hurting. I'm walking roughly 4 miles a week at a slow to moderate pace and pushing a single stroller. I've never experienced pain in my back unless I was on my feet for 12+ hours at my job during pregnancy. Are there any tips on stretching or maybe shoes to buy? I have a pair of relatively new Nikes I've been wearing and my feet never hurt so I'm wondering why so much pain if I'm just walking.

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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    it's the stroller. get a better one.
  • brookfield58
    brookfield58 Posts: 7 Member
    Hi, It could be your Nikes, I run in a stability shoe but find if I wear them for walking or standing I too get back ache.I hope you get it sorted soon.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Are your stroller handles the right height?
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    check the stroller handles for proper height and get some GOOD walking shoes - shoes can cause more problems than you would believe!

    eta: before I invested in some good shoes, after running for a short time on the treadmill, my heels and back hurt so badly I couldn't move the following day...
  • s2001t
    s2001t Posts: 4
    don't heel strike. Make it a conscious effort to walk from on the fore-mid section of your foot. When you heel strike, you send a shock up your leg, into your hips and lower back. Look up barefoot, or chi running.
  • readthat
    readthat Posts: 136
    Look for good stretches for hip flexors and hamstrings. I have this same problem . If those are tight, they pull at your lower back when you walk. Not sure about shoes and stroller. Could also be something about your position when pushing stroller?
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    don't heel strike. Make it a conscious effort to walk from on the fore-mid section of your foot. When you heel strike, you send a shock up your leg, into your hips and lower back. Look up barefoot, or chi running.

    Don't heel strike while walking? Are you being serious right now?

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