Originally Posted by jschwab

"I am 255lb and I would love to run. I have the wii fit plus and I try and do 15 minutes of slow running 5 times a week but after reading this, I don't know if I should be doing that? "

What made you think that? You are already doing it! I started running at 240 and, while I have had injuries common to runners, even thin runners get injured frequently if they do things wrong. You are doing great - 15 minutes five days a week is very respectable.

I weight 225 right now and I just raced five miles on Saturday. You can do it!