Knee pain after jogging

Question
Dear John,

I am 33 years old, 5'7'', 140 lbs. I have been doing weight lifting for a year and recently decided to do some cardio as well in the form of jogging. I have been jogging in alternate days for a couple of days, 1 hour per day. The first day of jogging, I only had muscle soreness. The second day of jogging, there was no muscle soreness, but I felt pain in my both knees which then went away the next day. The third time, after jogging, I had the same knee pain. I have even bought expensive $90 running shoes, but it's not helping. I am in excellent shape, never smoke/drank or had any health problems at all. I used to jog in my early 20's but then there was a gap of 11 years when I did not do any physical fitness activities at all.

I jog for 30 minutes at a very slow speed, then walk for 5 minutes and then jog again for another 30 minutes. I feel no pain while I am jogging. It only starts afterwards and takes one full day to go away. Is it ok to jog the very next day without being recovered from the knee pain? Can I jog four days a week consecutively? Sorry for too many questions, I just wanted to be clear about it.

Thank you for your time!
Amir

Answer
Hi Amir
No need to apoligise for questions,that is what i'm here for.Your have just started to add some new stress to your muscles and ligamens and it is going to take time for your body to adapt.The key to avoid injury is patience and consistent attention to how your body is responding to your increased build up.Yes you can jog for consecutive days.For soreness use ice,ice,ice and add 500mg vit c with your 3 meals a day to enhance recovery and improve strength of tissues, cells, tendons,connective tissue.I would also recomend you include some stationery biking for tracking of the knee and quad strength a couple times a week.Again i say the key is to be patient, consistent,and gradually build a good program that your commited to for the many wonderfull years of running in front of you.If you have any further questions Amir just get in touch.

Much success to you

John

John