-Laura-
Silver Member
I've been gymming and swimming on and off for the past year, but I've only just got brave enough to jog/run on the treadmill. I'm doing intervals with a couple of minutes of walking, getting gradually brisker then jogging for 2/3 minutes and then back to a walk, and so on.
I'm finding that after the 2/3 minutes jogging, I need to go back down to a walk not because I'm out of breath, but because it's causing me too much pain in my calves - in terms of stamina to keep going, I feel fine.
Is it normal that the pain in my legs should stop me running before being out of breath does, as someone who has only just started running? Or is it a sign that I'm not stretching off properly/need better trainers/something else?
I'm finding that after the 2/3 minutes jogging, I need to go back down to a walk not because I'm out of breath, but because it's causing me too much pain in my calves - in terms of stamina to keep going, I feel fine.
Is it normal that the pain in my legs should stop me running before being out of breath does, as someone who has only just started running? Or is it a sign that I'm not stretching off properly/need better trainers/something else?