I’ve been exercising at the gym and on the treadmill here at home since around September last year, with some periods in between where I fell off the wagon. Last year, mum and I completed a 4km walk, and about five minutes into it, I had the worst pain in my legs. I had never had it before, not on any treadmill walk at home.
To describe the pain, it felt like my shin bones were going to burst through my skin and explode. It was actually easier to jog (at snail speed) than walking. I kept going and a few minutes later, it had subsided so I could finish the walk.
Generally on the treadmill, it doesn’t bother me, it was just that one off time that I felt it quite badly. But as of last week when I started exercising again, the pain started again. It usually starts 5 minutes or so into my walk, and I can ‘walk it off’ after another 5 minutes or so.
Sadly, it has gotten gradually worse. It’s to the point where I have to slow my speed RIGHT down, or put the treadmill on an incline so it stops putting pressure on the front of my legs. Today, no matter what I did, I couldn’t walk it out – so for my 30 minutes brisk walk, I was gritting my teeth.
I have properly fitted running shoes. I warm up with a slow walk before I begin, and a slow walk when I’m done. I’m drinking plenty of water. Why is the pain so bad right now?
Any help or suggestions to get rid of this would be great.
Aimee said,
March 21, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
Hmmm…I’m not sure why it would start hurting now.
I know that I used to walk a lot on concrete – and after I started doing the elliptical (a totally different motion) it hurts me to walk on concrete, whereas it didn’t before.