Why Walking Is OK When You Can’t Run Because Of Knee Pain

Walking and running both exercise your heart, your circulation, and your muscles. If my body is telling me it can’t walk today then I’m going to listen to it. I’m not going to lose fitness if I miss a few runs. And really, it doesn’t matter if I lose some fitness because I skipped months of running if my body said no to running. Walking can keep your body used to going the same distance (when you walk the same distance you would have run). And then I can incorporate strength training without rest to keep up my cardio