Running VS. Uphill Walking

[Robert]

I have a question.....can i get the same benifit from running
that i can from putting the Treadmill on a steep incline.....

When i run/jog......i seem to be injuring my left leg.....i
can feel its sore if i put the outside of my Left foot on the
ground and put a bit of weight on it (sort of like tucking it
under).....i am only going 6mph....some days i can go
30minutes .....other days i can barely make it to 15
minutes.....i dont understand the reason behind this....i
start with a warm up of 3.7mph for 15minutes prior to this jog

At that pace i burn around 500 calories in about 30 minutes

If i put the Treadmill on an incline of 7 or 8 and at a fast
walk 4.5mph ....i can burn the same amount of calories as the
running in the same amount of time.....

So which would be better......Running or Uphill fast walking
(Just started 2 weeks ago)

Also i have noticed painful stitches in my side while
running.....am i right to believe this is from having food in
my stomach? Or is it a breathing technique?

Rob

[Isiafs5]

>So which would be better......Running or Uphill fast walking
>(Just started 2 weeks ago)

Walk until your body adjusts to the new demands, otherwise you
will have to stop because of overuse injury or actually too
much too soon without enough recovery injury.

>Also i have noticed painful stitches in my side while
>running.....am i right to believe this is from having food in
>my stomach? Or is it a breathing technique?

I think that no one knows for sure. I doubt the food
one. Again, gradual increase in demands upon your body
may be the key.

Sling Skate

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[Sam]

What are your goals?

If it is merely fitness, it is more about the energy
expenditure than anything else so expending 500kcals
regardless is the same. If you are training, then you need to
be specific with the training. Staying injury free is an
important component.

"Robert" <{Rev}Liamemaps{/Rev}@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xmm%8.246911$Bt1.13236358@bin5.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
> I have a question.....can i get the same benifit from
> running that i can from putting the Treadmill on a steep
> incline.....
>
> When i run/jog......i seem to be injuring my left leg.....i
> can feel its sore if i put the outside of my Left foot on
> the ground and put a bit of weight on it (sort of like
> tucking it under).....i am only going 6mph....some days i
> can go 30minutes .....other days i can barely make it
to
> 15 minutes.....i dont understand the reason behind
> this....i start with a warm up of 3.7mph for 15minutes
> prior to this jog
>
> At that pace i burn around 500 calories in about 30 minutes
>
> If i put the Treadmill on an incline of 7 or 8 and at a fast
> walk 4.5mph ....i can burn the same amount of calories as
> the running in the same
amount
> of time.....
>
> So which would be better......Running or Uphill fast walking
> (Just started
2
> weeks ago)
>
>
> Also i have noticed painful stitches in my side while
> running.....am i
right
> to believe this is from having food in my stomach? Or is it
> a breathing techni

[Greg Owen]

"Robert" <{Rev}Liamemaps{/Rev}@comcast.net> writes:
> Also i have noticed painful stitches in my side while
> running.....am i right to believe this is from having food
> in my stomach? Or is it a breathing technique?

I don't think anyone understands this for sure, but
here's my experience with stitches:

1) Stomach breathing (versus chest breathing) seems to
help avoid/fix them. When you breath, push out your
belly to draw the air in, rather than puffing out
your chest. Focus on pooching out like Santa Claus.

2) When I drink or have some food sloshing around in
my stomach, I get stitches. In the last race I ran,
it was hot so I stupidly grabbed a water, and had a
stitch within 30 seconds. I've noticed that when I
have something sloshing in my stomach, I tend to
tighten my abdominal muscles to keep it from
sloshing around, which is the exact opposite of
what I recommend in #1, so that's probably the
correlation.

In other words - it seems to be poor breathing
technique, which is affected by food but can happen
without food.

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