Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 Hi, I've been lurking (I hate that word!) but am trying to get on the Monday night chat room. Now that school is out and I don't have to focus as much on getting my daughter through homework and to bed, I hope to join in the chat room and "come out" as someone committed to working on doing CR . Just for now, I wanted to say thank you for the information on heavy walking. I just started walking every morning and have noticed accumulating pain in my knees--heavy walking makes a lot of sense. I am going to work on it. Any more thoughts on heavy walking would be welcome. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Visit your local bookstore and look for booksin the sports section related to running injuries. While walking is less impact, one can have many of the same problems that runners have. For instance pronation (how the foot rolls during your stride) can cause delayed (later in the day or next day) knee pain. This can be mitigated through the use of orthodics. If you have immediate pain, there may be something wrong with that joint and you should consult your physician. One also has to consider the relationship of exercise to CR. The benifits of CR come (at least from everthing I've seen) from a reduction in calories, not a reduction in weight. Exercising for cardiovascular benifit is appropriate, for weight contol (in a CR lifestyle) not so appropriate. My goal is about 1800 Kcal/day with about 20 miles of running. I'm letting my weight gradually fall and when I get down to about 165 (I'm 6'1 " , currently 203 pounds, down from 220, and age 56) then I'll add some calories at that time to maintain 165 as a floor. All things in moderation :-))> regards, pkolmer265@... on 06/13/2002 06:18:59 PM Please respond to cc: Subject: [ ] Re: Heavy walking Hi, I've been lurking (I hate that word!) but am trying to get on the Monday night chat room. Now that school is out and I don't have to focus as much on getting my daughter through homework and to bed, I hope to join in the chat room and " come out " as someone committed to working on doing CR . Just for now, I wanted to say thank you for the information on heavy walking. I just started walking every morning and have noticed accumulating pain in my knees--heavy walking makes a lot of sense. I am going to work on it. Any more thoughts on heavy walking would be welcome. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 on 6/14/2002 9:52 AM, bareynol@... at bareynol@... wrote: > The benifits > of CR come (at least from everthing I've seen) from a reduction in > calories, not a reduction in weight. Yes!! calories is the magic word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Good advice, the Jeff Galloway book on running is a classic... JR -----Original Message-----From: bareynol@... [mailto:bareynol@...]Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Heavy walkingVisit your local bookstore and look for booksin the sports section relatedto running injuries. While walking is less impact, one can have many ofthe same problems that runners have. For instance pronation (how the footrolls during your stride) can cause delayed (later in the day or next day)knee pain. This can be mitigated through the use of orthodics. If youhave immediate pain, there may be something wrong with that joint and youshould consult your physician.One also has to consider the relationship of exercise to CR. The benifitsof CR come (at least from everthing I've seen) from a reduction incalories, not a reduction in weight. Exercising for cardiovascular benifitis appropriate, for weight contol (in a CR lifestyle) not so appropriate.My goal is about 1800 Kcal/day with about 20 miles of running. I'm lettingmy weight gradually fall and when I get down to about 165 (I'm 6'1",currently 203 pounds, down from 220, and age 56) then I'll add somecalories at that time to maintain 165 as a floor.All things in moderation :-))>regards, pkolmer265@... on 06/13/2002 06:18:59 PMPlease respond to To: cc:Subject: [ ] Re: Heavy walkingHi, I've been lurking (I hate that word!) but am trying to get on theMonday night chat room. Now that school is out and I don't have to focus asmuch on getting my daughter through homework and to bed, I hope to join inthe chat room and "come out" as someone committed to working on doing CR .Just for now, I wanted to say thank you for the information on heavywalking. I just started walking every morning and have noticed accumulatingpain in my knees--heavy walking makes a lot of sense. I am going to work onit. Any more thoughts on heavy walking would be welcome.Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 A few more thoughts regarding " Heavy Walking " . There was another post that said the Jeff Galloway book is a classic. That is certainly so. However... I recently was exposed to a book entitled " Programmed to Run " by Tom . Dr. , having done thorough analysis of elite runners, while noting how much he respects Galloway's accomplishments and contributions, specifically takes exception with some of the biomechanical recomendations Galloway makes. I have begun to incorporate Dr. 's suggestions and so far find them to be powerful in terms of enhancing performance and minimizing,(if not, to some degree treating, through allowing neuro-musculo-skelatal conditioning under proper allignment,) injuries. An important point of his is " light steps " . His web site, ( which is spartan,) is www.scooterbikerun.com. If you are interested in what he has to say about scooters, see www.kickbikeusa.com You might also want to check out www.exerstrider.com. I posted on the other list about this wonderful, simple yet powerful tool, and was chastised for being " off topic " ( I probably was, I guess,) and then told that I presented like an infomercial. ( Alas, the price of wishing to share with others an idea that one is enthusiastic about. ) In a nutshell, I think Exerstriders are great for CRONIES because speed is limited when one uses them (unlike jogging/running). This is beneficial because exercise that is too intense brings along with it the negative aspects of exercise ( stresses the immune system, free radical damage etc.,) The beauty of walking is that you get the benefits of exercise without those negatives. With exerstriders, you also get impact reduction ( a concern for injury/osteoporosis/sufferers, physically challenged, etc...) while at the same time getting gentle resistance training, which is also beneficial (for everone generally and for CRONIES in particular.) Although " Programmed to Run " and " Galloway on Running " obviously talk about running, there are numerous good books on walking. Also obviously, one could check Amazon or the other booksellers. You may wish to check out " Walk yourself well " , by Sherry Brourman. Ms. Brourman, a physical therapist explains how to use walking ( not running technique which you'll have to adopt to walking,) to heal aches and pains. On the sister list a while back I remember reading a post by (if my memory is correct,) an ex-marine who advised building endurance in boucing up and down on your toes in place so that the heals do not touch the ground, and working up to 10 and then 30 minutes. According to this gentleman, this exercise helped develop the light footedness that is the key to injury free running/walking. Best, Eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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