I have bad knees. They lock and ache. Sometimes I hobble around at home when they decide to "give out". I have been riding a stationary bike for five minutes a day to help build them up. At least I hope that it is helping to build them up. I figure I am doing enough to get them warmed up and used to the motion - which is similar to running - yet not so much that I am causing any undo damage.
On sunny days, I go for a 15 minute walk at lunch to get some fresh air into my lungs and to move my body.
And today... I finally made it to the gym at school and figured out how to program the treadmill for speed intervals (I did incline intervals once by accident) and did 15 minutes worth. At the end of 15 minutes, I felt like I could go on a bit longer. Only one other person was in the gym, so I didn't have to abide by the "20 minute rule", so I went for another 30 minutes. Yes, you read that right. I ran intervals for 45 minutes. And I feel OK. Next time, I'll try for a more difficult level. I was on level 2 today. My total distance was about 2.5 kms. Go me!
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Woohoo, indeed! Go, Michelle! : )
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