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Old 11-02-2006, 12:35 PM   #1
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Running/Treadmill??

I have been running 6 miles on my treadmill everyday for the past few weeks. My knees and legs are starting to get sore, making it kind of painful to finish my runs. I must add that during my runs I sprint for 1 minute every 5 minutes (intervals)--adding up to about 8-10 intervals with each run. Anyway, I love running, but I don't want to injure myself if I keep pushing so hard. I was wondering what other machines I could use that would be equally intense??? Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for reading!

 
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Re: Running/Treadmill??

whoa, whoa, whoa! WAY too much, hon, that's what your body is telling you!! nobody should run 6 miles a day every day consistently. you're not training for anything are you? running is too hard on your knees and joints and by doing it that often, you're really increasing the risk of injury.

and i'm a runner, so don't think i'm just some quack telling you random advice. luckily, because running is such a great workout, you don't need to do it as far or as long as you would some exercise machines. try 4 miles per run and do it 5 days a week. that's still a TON of exercise (could do less if you wanted), but with less mileage and two rest days, you'll be feeling great in no time!

 
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Re: Running/Treadmill??

I gotta agree. Either use a different piece of equipment (eliptical) or drop running to a couple days a week and start walking or biking or something else. Be kind to your knees. If you jack them up once, they'll never be the same again.
What are your goals? Is this just to stay fit or you trying to lose weight? Are you going to a gym or is the treadmill yours?
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Re: Running/Treadmill??

I use the treadmills at the gym. I also incorporate the elliptical machine into my workouts everyday. I just want to find a workout that is really intense...just not so hard on my knees. I'm just trying to stay fit and healthy.

 
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Re: Running/Treadmill??

Use the elipticals more. MUCH easier on the knees and if you increase the resistance you can get an equally intense workout (high resistance + high speed = sprints). Don't nix the running altogether, just lighten that load until your knees get some recovery time.

Also: take at least 1 day off every week or two. If you're just trying to stay fit, the excess exercise will end up causing weight loss (possibly lean muscle loss) and could end up creating some detrimental side effects unnecessarily. Even for weight loss, high intensity exercise every day is too much.
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