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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been training for a May 10K, something I've done for several years now. I have a knee giving me trouble and so the Dr urged cross-training as a must if I wanted to carry on since he felt my legs were too weak to support regular running (it's where I carry weight). In addition to running three times a week, I'm doing a 20-minute stationery bike routine 2x a week, 10 min uphill treadmill hikes after the bike rides, and also swimming once a week for 45 minutes. In doing this for two months now, I don't feel that I've moved the dial on strength (appearance) or weight, which is a bit depressing because I feel I've been committed. I will say that my knee swells less than it used to before I started this, so clearly something *is* working better but still. I know everyone will say "lift!" But outside of doing some regular deadlifts, I don't lift because squats and lunges are just too irritating for my knee. What else should I be doing, or maybe I haven't committed enough time? (And I've been through PT multiple times too and walk to and from work every day, which is 2 miles.)[/quote]

You don't want to hear lift, but you need to lift. People who only want to do cardio tend to do so because they think they are burning more calories and that it will give them the body that they want, but the reality is that real changes in appearance are from diet not tons of cardio.  If things are hurting your knees it's likely due to poor form or muscle weaknesses that you are compensating for, I say this from experience.  I also ran my best when I was doing a combo of strength and running. [/quote]

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