Just survived week 1 first run!!

[jmd104]

I’ve been watching my diet for a few months now and have lost a stone, I have another 4 to go. Following a tibial plateau fracture when I was sixteen I have OA in both knees and hips, I’ve always been told to avoid running because of the high impact, but I’m really struggling to fit in any other kind of exercise so I’ve decided to try running carefully on the basis that improving my fitness and losing weight has got to be better for my joints than doing nothing. Any other runners with arthritis that have any tips and hints for me??

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Welcome... that run tried to kill me too 😂 welcome to the survivors club!

I took some bad knee injuries when I was 16 as it happens and have suffered with them while being told not to run. After years of that I said to my GP that I was thinking of running again, and she said it was a great idea... medical thinking on the impact thing is changing... if you minimise it, those impacts cause the bones to strengthen. Here I am a year later with pain free knees for the first time in my adult life. I don’t have arthritis, but this article has tips and strategies for running with it runnersworld.com/training/a...

The strength and flexible bit has a plan in the guide and a forum here... Strength and Flex.

Enjoy your journey.

[jmd104 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks for the reply, won’t say I enjoyed the run, but I’m glad I did it and managed to keep up with Sarah Milligan’s prompts. Can’t help feeling that I move further when I’m walking than I do when I’m running

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to jmd104]

I really hated that first run... so not enjoying it is ok 😂

If you can run slower than you walk, that’s cool... and a good skill to have. This isn’t about pace, or distance, it’s about nice slow running and getting to 30 minutes... this plan isn’t for people who are runners... this plan is for turning willing people into runners.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5... and includes advice on minimising impact.

Slow is good.

Enjoy your journey.

[Hatman Graduate]

Well Done. That is the difficult bit done now.

You decided to start. Now it gets easier.

Not easy though. Find yourself a nice level route.

Read what Iannoda Truffe recommends! Carefully.

Japanese Slow Running YouTube video shows a good action, pace & stance. OK you can walk faster but the action makes a great difference. The plan works! Believe it. Says me, 74, arthritis, replacement hip, finished 6/3 today. Feels so good when you stop! So very good.