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@moderncrusader Yes, except every other cardio activity will also help condition the cardiovascular system for running. Your heart and lungs don't know or care what sorts of cardio activity you're doing. They're just hanging out inside your torso doing their thing. When you run, you ask them...

@rosieisaposie Balance training is a great idea for anyone. And it's easy to do! You can start by just standing on one foot while doing any task you normally do while standing. I stand on one foot while washing my hands after using the restroom. Sometimes I stand on one foot while brushing my...

@ladyinjury1818 It sounds like you're doing great! There are some good suggestions below but one that I would add would be doing some intervals once or twice a week. Intervals are where you go as hard/fast as you can at an activity for a period of time then back of for a period of time and...

@ejc420 I've got gimpy knees so I do a lot of low impact exercise at the gym. Most cardio is boring. Doing intervals helps make the time go by faster, particularly if I'm the one setting the interval rather than using one of the interval programs on the machine at the gym. Usually, after a...

@helper_pni You might think about also adding in some balance training. I did that after two of my grandparents had falls and broke a hip. I decided while I was still relatively young that I didn't want that to happen to me as I got older. So I started specifically spending a bit of time working...