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I am overweight and pretty unfit. I have recently moved house and my walk to and from college every day is now uphill both ways. I have two options - a five minute steep uphill walk and a fifteen minute downhill glide, or a twenty minute gentle(r) uphill walk and a five minute downhill trot. My calves hate me and, oddly enough, my throat does too - breathing is hard, apparently! I've noticed a few people on here talking knowledgeably about working out and was hoping for a little bit of that expertise. I want to get my calves to stop screaming about the new exercise as soon as possible. Would eating before or after the walk help my muscles adjust? If so, what? Would I be better off talking the shorter, steeper route or the longer route? Can anyone help?

Do you stretch before and after? How about your shoes, are they good walking shoes? Drinking plenty of water during the walk might help with your sore throat.

Drink more water. You get crampy muscles from being a touch dehydrated. And basically - your muscles are going to be sore until they get used to the exercise, and then they won't be anymore. I'd say take the longer route going to, then you have a class or whatever to sit in and 'recover', and then the shorter route home again, unless you can just take the longer, gentle uphill route down again - give your muscles time to stretch out.

When you get home, don't immediately sit down - stay up and moving around to 'cool down', drink some water, and maybe do a hot shower to relax everything. If it's really bad, take a couple aspirin before bed.

But basically - you'll know you're getting more fit when your calves don't hurt anymore. :)

stretch your legs and ankles before going out since (I assume from what you wrote, correct me if I'm wrong!) you aren't used to that kind of exercise. I try to do 10-30 jumping jacks before doing anything physical too just to warm my muscles up a bit. I would try taking the easier uphill walk for a week or two so you can get used to it, then see if the steep uphill walk isn't a challenge. breathing-wise, try to breathe in through your nose, then out through your mouth at a steady rate. it's hard and it feels funny, but if you can train yourself to do it it will help in the long run.

also, your calves might be hurting because they're not used to the activity or because you haven't stretched properly, but I suspect the culprit may be your choice in footwear. I made the mistake of waiting two and a half years before replacing my running shoes, and by the end of that time, I would finish workouts with horrible calf pain. I assumed it was stretching issues but as soon as I switched shoes, the pain never came back.

additionally as others said, keep hydrated. drink a glass of water at breakfast if you don't already, and more never hurts. sorry for the looong response and good luck to you!

Repeating the stretching and drinking plenty of water advice. Water before and after definitely, and I'd suggest eating a banana before you go.

If you spend one to two minutes before you go sort-of marching in place, lift your knees as high as you can and freely swing your arms, you should be stretched enough to get going. After you should stretch your calves very gently and slowly - put the ball of your foot on something elevated (a stair or curb) and carefully push your heel down so your toes point more toward your knees, also roll your foot and ankle in a circle.

I'd say you'd be better off going earlier and doing the longer, easier route. A shorter, more intense activity will make your muscles hurt more while a longer one will give you time to warm up.

Stretching is good. Try toe lifts (putting your weight on one heel then lifting the balls of your feet) and heel raises (putting your weight on the balls of your feel and raising the heels). In my experience, eating doesn't affect how your muscles feel, but if you eat right before you exercise, you might feel nauseous. Drink lots of water.

Taking the longer, gentler route would be a good idea to ease into it. Maybe take that route 4/5 times and the steeper route 1/5 times; mix it up to see what works for you.

And don't forget to breathe. Forgetting to

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