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[EFox89]

Week 4 down and onto week 5 😩My knees were so tight last night after my (4) rest days that I felt I looked like my great aunt Gladys chasing a Jammie Dodger down the street. I mean I did it but I probably could have walked faster at times! Think I'll up those strength exercises, I love running and will be so devastated if an injury takes me down now!!

[misswobble Graduate]

I keep a supply of Epsom salts by the bath and have a soak post run.

Do some stretches post run too

Your legs will feel it if you are unaccustomed to exercise but keep going steady and you will avoid injury

I walk everywhere and that's a great cross trainer. Exercises using your own body weight are good. You don't need a gym

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Lots of walking too, is good.. for me anyway...keep it slow and steady

Well done!

[McFitty Graduate]

Your Great Aunt Gladys sounds like fun!

Stretches after running, a nice hot soak and I did find that the knee strengthening exercises really helped. I do them every morning as I'm getting up and in the evening before I lay me down to sleep. I think I'm supposed to do them 3 x a day but just doing the 2 I've seen a massive decrease in knee discomfort.

Enjoy week 5

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

... and.. does your Great Aunt Gladys really chase Jammie Dodgers down the street?

If so, she would have to compete with poppypug ...I seem to remember that she is partial to a Jammie Dodger

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Ha ha ! Certainly am, Ive definitely chased a few down the street !

Well done Foxy, easy does it .

Good Luck and hope your knees feel better soon xxx

[EFox89]

That woman would chase jammie dodgers anywhere, when visiting Aunt Gladys you take some jammie d's! She's got it all wrong though, should have taken a fancy to a bourbon, they aren't rolling anywhere...

Thanks all for your advice, I'll be taking advantage of this to have a looooong bath after my 1st week 5 run tonight