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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Walking is easier on your body.  You can start with that and gradually move to running.  The mistake that most people make is starting running is starting out too fast.  Better to walk every day and gradually move to running than to start running a couple of times a week, get sore and maybe get injured.[/quote]

+1. You don't mention what your knee issue is, how long you were out of shape, if you have any weight issues, and how athletic you were before. But as PP said, walking is a good start, is easier to get into than running and is much easier on the knees. So, you could start with waking, but push yourself, so that it is athletic walking, not a stroll, to see results. Try to bring the pace up so that you are breathing heavy at some points.  Depending on how much time you have, you can do 3-4 times a week at least 30 minutes.

If you maintain this, you'd probably start seeing some results a month into it and definitely toned legs and better breath after a couple of months. After a couple of month or so, when you have established a routine and strengthen you muscles a bit, you can vary it up: add a bit of running (for example do 1 min running followed by 1.5-2 minutes walking and so on),  or  holding small hand weights or ankle weights while walking. 
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