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Anyone been a runner and switched to gym/weightlifting?

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Spck · 31/10/2022 20:47

So been a runner for years - not fast but v consistent. Now post menopausal and finding running harder. Think it is having more of an impact on pelvic floor and not necessarily giving me the toning I want. I wanted to move more to gym work and machines but wondered if anyone has done this and what they felt the benefits were?
I know I can do both but realistically I run 20 + miles a week and couldn’t combine this with the gym as I like to have 2 days off a week. So to incorporate gym I would have to reduce running.

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Priminister · 31/10/2022 20:54

Yes, I used to run three times a week but in the last couple of years I found it really hard on my knees and I’ve gone back to more gym stuff. I do 3-4 spin classes a week and 3 body pump (weights).