I'm trying to be more active in this new year. The goal is to lose about 30 lbs. I'm starting out fairly slow by walking every morning. I'm typically walking between 2-3 miles each morning, but I'm having issues with pain on both sides of my shins in both legs. I know shin splits is a generic term, but how do you alleviate the pain? I tried mixing in some running, and of course the pain gets worse. I don't want to "rest" my legs, because that just makes it easier to not do what I need to. Some days are better than others. Will this eventually go away after some strengthening is done? I'd like to graduate from the walking to some running and join up with the local F3 crowd in the future. Could it be my shoes etc or could something else be going on? I know a lot is mental, but when it gets difficult it makes it hard to continue what I'm doing considering I'm walking short laps in the neighborhood currently.