I walked 5 times this week for a total distance of 6.16 miles. The temperature for most of the week was in the mid 30s (F), with snow showers and rain, but the temperature today was in the mid to high 40s, with morning snow flurries; most of the snow has melted from the lawns I passed. I waited until early afternoon to go outside so the snow flurries would be gone and the sun would be out. The sidewalks were clear of snow and were dry during my activity.
I did some jogging in the middle of my walk today, but I didn't do a lot of jogging, because I didn't want the pain I felt last week to return. I feel fine, and there was no pain during or after my walk.
Pain is not an injury. It is a sign from ones body that he/she is doing too much, too long of a distance or too fast of a walk/jog. We humans in the USA speak English with nouns and verbs, and so forth. Our body, though doesn't speak English. It speaks another language with huffing/puffing, tiredness, pain, and injury as the primary indications of improper functioning. Huffing and puffing means more oxygen is needed for proper blood circulation. In response, we should take bigger breaths to get more oxygen in our bodies, or we should do less (in terms of distance or speed) to allow our bodies to perform well with the available oxygen. Tiredness means we are going too fast or too far for our body-condition. Pain is a sign from our body that injury is on its way, unless we slow down (in distance or speed) in our activity. Injury means our bodies aren't performing well. Our bodies have lost abilities to perform, and we are "forced" to slow down, usually by not running or walking at all. Learn to understand the language of our bodies, and listen to our bodies speak that language! Be injury free!!
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