Day 1 of 1 million steps in 92 days for Diabetes UK and feeling a teensy bit proud that I didn’t go home before the 5 miles was done. Next up… stretching and breakfast!
I won’t post every day but this is a little thank you in acknowledgement of my appreciation for the replies to my post the other day.
Can’t wait to look back on the benefits at the end of this, hopefully a nice drop in my hba1c will be one of the results!
I thought I’d say hello and ask for advice. Not medical advice. More ‘this is what happened when I started walking from scratch and this is how I am now’ from those who started from overweight and unfit.
I’ll try and keep the history brief! Ten years ago I was a marathon runner and did 4 hours of strenuous boot camp a week, very fit. Had abdominal hysterectomy due to stage 4 endometriosis and a few other things. Took me a good 2 years for everything inside to feel fully healed and be strong enough to start to try bootcamps and running again. I spent too many years indoors not prioritising regular intentional movement. However, as I now have type 2 diabetes, 205 pounds (was 165 pounds) and age 60 is creeping closer I’m very motivated to work on discipline to walk daily in addition to my 3 twenty minute dumbbell workouts a week. 10,000 steps won’t be a problem, I can do it, though not daily yet, but it causes nagging lower back pain near my spine, hurty aches in my pelvic region, especially upper inner thighs/groin and outer hips and often my lats ache too after just 30 minutes 22 min mile pace. I suspect a weak core for sure as I’ve never focused on improving it.
Do you think as I build on walking daily these will improve? Did anyone else overcome such aches and pains as they got stronger? I plan to get on the floor after each walk and do some cat cows, spinal twists, hip flexor stretches etc.
From Wednesday I start a diabetes UK 3 month challenge to complete 1 million steps. I didn’t achieve it 4 years ago. I’m very excited for it and to see if being this disciplined with regular gentle movement will improve my hba1c. I just kinda want to know why the simple act of walking hurts so much 😳I assume it will improve as I get used to walking more.
I’m not asking for medical advice, I can ask my doctor if things don’t improve , I’m asking for encouragement if anyone found their aches decreased as they got into the habit of walking more ie presently I’m unconditioned and should therefore expect not to feel loose and fantastic after walks 😅.