Okay, I went from work to home last night, ate a Lean Cuisine dinner (it was pretty good) and then headed over to the gym for a little cardio. I knew I didn't have enough time for a full workout but I wanted to get a little exercise in.
I have been using the Elliptical machine for a few weeks now and can only do about 6 minutes. I wanted to feel like I had accomplished something so I decided to do the treadmill. I am able to go for about 15 minutes (18 total with a cool down period).
Well, I hadn't realized how hard it was on bad knees. When I got home last night my knee was killing me. Plus, at 6 minutes on the Elliptical I go further than I go in 18 minutes on the treadmill.
The moral of the story is if you have bad knees, DO NOT USE THE TREADMILL.
God Bless,
Karen
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I can relate, my knees give me trouble. They will ache and sometimes swell. Even if I'm going to the mall, I will sometimes take Ibuprofen before we go! Isn't the Elliptical like a stair stepper? But a treadmill is just walking, so I'm wondering if it isn't more the elliptical that hurt your knees. I know an elliptical would burn off a lot of calories, but I have a feeling it would really hurt me. I try to use my exercise bike at home a lot, and I've found that my knees tolerate it better if I do three sets of 10 minutes, rather than trying to do 30 minutes all at once.
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