What should I do?

I started walking yesterday. I walked almost 21/2 miles yesterday, and about the same distance today. Yesterday I had the worst cramp on the outside of my right calf, but I pushed through it and kept going. Today, same problem, but now my left knee is in a lot of pain also. What is the best thing to do? Do I just wrap each up and keep walking tomorrow? Same distance? Do I take a day off to let them heal some? Any advice?

Quoting Incognito Ninja™:" I started walking yesterday. I walked almost 21/2 miles yesterday, and about the same distance today. ... [snip!] ... to do? Do I just wrap each up and keep walking tomorrow? Same distance? Do I take a day off to let them heal some? Any advice?"

I say take a day off... put a day inbetween your walks and see if that makes a difference... or you can try to start off at a mile rather than 2 that way you can get your body use to it

Quoting Due on 12.12.12:" I say take a day off... put a day inbetween your walks and see if that makes a difference... or you can try to start off at a mile rather than 2 that way you can get your body use to it"

That seems like the logical thing to do, but i'm scared that I won't start back up. 

Quoting Incognito Ninja™:" That seems like the logical thing to do, but i'm scared that I won't start back up. "

LOL ill have to remind you about the SHIRT!!! and showing bewbs or booty! YOU CAN DO IT!!!... beside im sure everyone loves seeing the beautiful pics of the places you go and pics of K

That happened to me last year when I started walking. It started about 4 days into walking ans lasted about a week. I just pushed threw it.

Quoting Due on 12.12.12:" LOL ill have to remind you about the SHIRT!!! and showing bewbs or booty! YOU CAN DO IT!!!... beside im sure everyone loves seeing the beautiful pics of the places you go and pics of K"

This sucks! I shouldn't have waited so long to start exercising. I promise it looks like a have a pole stuck up my ass by the way i'm walking. 

Quoting woodja.blowme:" That happened to me last year when I started walking. It started about 4 days into walking ans lasted about a week. I just pushed threw it."

Since it started the day I ... No like 1/4 mile into my first walk and hasn't stopped, I wonder how long I gotta push through it.

Quoting Incognito Ninja™:" This sucks! I shouldn't have waited so long to start exercising. I promise it looks like a have a pole stuck up my ass by the way i'm walking. "

bahahahahahahahaha i saw wrap it up and ice it if necessary... if youre in to much pain just put a day bwtween your walks just so you dont actually end up hurting yourself

Quoting Due on 12.12.12:" bahahahahahahahaha i saw wrap it up and ice it if necessary... if youre in to much pain just put a day bwtween your walks just so you dont actually end up hurting yourself"

I was in too much pain today, but was able to push through it. Guess i'll see how tomorrow goes.

Quoting Incognito Ninja™:" I was in too much pain today, but was able to push through it. Guess i'll see how tomorrow goes."

be a trooper... if you are in pain tomorrow sit yo red headed ass down somewhere LOL

Eat something with a lot of sodium and then flush your body out with water. Stretch mildly and take a warm bath.

Quoting Devil's Advocate:" Eat something with a lot of sodium and then flush your body out with water. Stretch mildly and take a warm bath."

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not enough potassium make yours body cramp right??

Quoting Due on 12.12.12:"   this not enough potassium make yours body cramp right??"

Yes but when you work out, you lose sodium and it does help your muscles to not cramp if you ingest sodium like salty chips or pickles after working out, even walking.

Quoting Devil's Advocate:" Yes but when you work out, you lose sodium and it does help your muscles to not cramp if you ingest sodium like salty chips or pickles after working out, even walking."

gotcha yes... ive heard of the pickle thing... ok well there ya go ..

ibuprofen.
wrap it.
ice it.
heat it.
eat some bananas.

strech before walking ;) but not to much.