I'm (almost) 40, and have been exercising most of my life. I play a lot of tennis and bike a lot. I also do squats once a weeks for high reps.
Just this week I began taking up walking, mainly as a way to take breaks from sitting at my PC. I'm talking REALLY short walks, i.e. 20-30 min which translates to just over 1 mile at my pace. And my legs are KILLING me after. I can bike up hills, or go pretty hard for 45-60 min (on the bike), do stairs for 20-30 min, do HIIT with sprints, jog 2-4 miles, etc, and I feel nothing in my legs. But a 20 min leisurely walk is what's making them ache??? You gotta be friggin kidding! I'm utterly puzzled.
Could this just be a classic case of getting sore after doing something different/new to the muscle? I mean it seems totally unlikely as it seems like a similar enough motion to pedaling on a bike or certainly sprinting or jogging (which I also do). But I don't know I'm just so totally stumped.
Sorry, I know this is a cycling forum, but many users here are very knowledgeable about fitness and so I thought I might get some answers here.
Thanks,
James
Just this week I began taking up walking, mainly as a way to take breaks from sitting at my PC. I'm talking REALLY short walks, i.e. 20-30 min which translates to just over 1 mile at my pace. And my legs are KILLING me after. I can bike up hills, or go pretty hard for 45-60 min (on the bike), do stairs for 20-30 min, do HIIT with sprints, jog 2-4 miles, etc, and I feel nothing in my legs. But a 20 min leisurely walk is what's making them ache??? You gotta be friggin kidding! I'm utterly puzzled.
Could this just be a classic case of getting sore after doing something different/new to the muscle? I mean it seems totally unlikely as it seems like a similar enough motion to pedaling on a bike or certainly sprinting or jogging (which I also do). But I don't know I'm just so totally stumped.
Sorry, I know this is a cycling forum, but many users here are very knowledgeable about fitness and so I thought I might get some answers here.
Thanks,
James