Ugh, the gym closes early on weekends so I basically have to leave in 20 minutes if I want to get in a decent workout BUT I JUST ATE DINNER so I'm afraid I'm gonna feel sick if I try to run. I should have waited to eat till I got back >:I
My neighborhood is very nice, and I live right next to a 17 mile multipurpose trail, BUT IT'S 38 DEGREES OUTSIDE. And dark because it's night time. Also, pavement is extremely hard on my knees, and the indoor track at my gym has more give.
Fortunately my dinner was pretty light, so I'll probably be ok if I walk a bunch first. Blugh.
Putzed around too much and missed the gym, so now I HAVE to run outside. I needed to go to the store anyway so I guess I'll jog there and back. 1 mile each way. That'll be sufficient.
Bought a new pair of slacks today! I realized that all my dress pants are size ten because I haven't had much call to dress like a grown-up lately. The new ones, though? Size six.
This is despite the fact that I'm back up about four pounds after the holidays. I think most of the weight I've lost came off of my hips and thighs, though, and the new weight has gone right on top of those abs I'm trying to reveal. :? And I haven't run in over a week. Ugh. I am in the process of talking myself into going to the gym tonight, though. Once this Tylenol kicks in and my neck stops being a little bitch.
Still! I have new, smaller slacks and I just packed up most of my jeans to go to Goodwill 'cause they don't fit anymore. Not gonna get discouraged and give up just 'cause I feel all lazy and crippled.
Good job, Mad! I need to get rid of a bunch of clothes myself (but it's mostly because I just don't wear them anymore, I certainly haven't lost that much weight yet).
So I successfully ran to and from the CVS. Probably clicked in at not quite 2 miles. My knee is predictably sore, though, so tomorrow is either going to be a day off it just walking. I'm due for an easy day anyway, pretty sure this is my fifth day on since my last off day.
What are the good "Beginning to start Running" guides or advice sites/videos?
Naturally just Googling that brings back a lot of stuff, which I'm sure is good stuff, I just want the actual good stuff that maybe people here have followed to achievements.
What are the good "Beginning to start Running" guides or advice sites/videos?
Naturally just Googling that brings back a lot of stuff, which I'm sure is good stuff, I just want the actual good stuff that maybe people here have followed to achievements.
I just downloaded the "Ultimate Half Marathon" guide from runnersworld.com. I guess I can let you know how good their advice is in about nine weeks. It's free, at least.
I don't know about straight-up beginning from scratch, though. I had someone running beside me and screaming at me when I started running. That is actually very motivational, but there are probably less unpleasant ways to get started. I think someone here had success with the Couch to 5k, so maybe try that?
Ran at 6mph this evening on the treadmill for 45 minutes straight (read 4.5 miles), where recently I had only been doing 5mph for 60 minutes straight (i.e. 5 miles).
Longest I've gotten at 6mph running without a break is 18 minutes. Pretty nice improvement I'd say.
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Running with the military is a really great way to get good at running.
But not super feasible for most peopl?
I don't know, it is not too complicated. Just go run, walk when you need to. Start working on seeing if you can go longer between needing to walk. Also apparently running for time is better than distance. Probably on account of it being a cardiovascular activity and the important part is the amount of time you are working your heart out, keeping your heart rate up.
What are the good "Beginning to start Running" guides or advice sites/videos?
Naturally just Googling that brings back a lot of stuff, which I'm sure is good stuff, I just want the actual good stuff that maybe people here have followed to achievements.
I don't know of any guides, but I do have a personal anecdote that might help???
A few years ago, I basically had to start from scratch. I had been very active with stuff like competitive karate and track up till the end of high school, but after that, in spite of living across the street from one of my university's gyms, I gradually fell out. Probably only gained about 10 pounds, but I exchanged a lot of muscle for fat so by the time my fourth year rolled around I was pretty pudgy.
That year I went to Japan, and got real sick of being dramatically heavier than my Japanese counterparts real fast. The university I was attending had an indoor track that didn't require any special permission to use, and the entire city was walkable, so I figured that would be the best way to get back in shape.
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that you have to start very slowly. One of the biggest mistakes people make when they start a fitness effort is going too hard too fast, which either results in early burnout and/or injury. It's really frustrating! But being laid up with a pulled muscle or sprained ankle for three weeks right off the bat is even worse.
So what I did was plan a gradual increase of activity over the span of about two months. I'm going to have to approximate, since this was about five years ago at this point...
Week one I walked for 30 minutes Mon/Wed/Fri, and ran for 10 minutes Tues/Thurs with a five minutes walk before and after to warm up and cool down. Week two I probably upped my walking time to 45 minutes. Week three I increased my running time to 15 minutes. Week four I probably started using 10 minutes of my walking days for running. Week five, my hard running days went up to 20 minutes, and so on. Increasing what I did just a little bit in different ways every week kept me from getting too bored or like I wasn't accomplishing anything.
I also frequently played several hours of DDR on Saturdays and took to taking 3-4 hour walks through the city on Sunday.
Anyway, that worked REALLY WELL for me. I lost almost 15 pounds over the course of a couple months (in addition to monitoring calorie intake) and was up to running about 3 miles a day almost every day.
Like Lexxy said: start slow and build gradually. Be ready to commit to it for the long haul. You won't get instant gratification, so be prepared to wait for the results.
Make sure you wear comfortable shoes, too! Wearing the wrong kind of shoes can result in major shin/ankle/knee problems!
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Ugh, the gym closes early on weekends so I basically have to leave in 20 minutes if I want to get in a decent workout BUT I JUST ATE DINNER so I'm afraid I'm gonna feel sick if I try to run. I should have waited to eat till I got back >:I
Fortunately my dinner was pretty light, so I'll probably be ok if I walk a bunch first. Blugh.
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Atlanta+burbs do not seem very bike friendly. I would like to bike to the gym or some such thing if I could.
Would take me like. 3 hours though
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This is despite the fact that I'm back up about four pounds after the holidays. I think most of the weight I've lost came off of my hips and thighs, though, and the new weight has gone right on top of those abs I'm trying to reveal. :? And I haven't run in over a week. Ugh. I am in the process of talking myself into going to the gym tonight, though. Once this Tylenol kicks in and my neck stops being a little bitch.
Still! I have new, smaller slacks and I just packed up most of my jeans to go to Goodwill 'cause they don't fit anymore. Not gonna get discouraged and give up just 'cause I feel all lazy and crippled.
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So I successfully ran to and from the CVS. Probably clicked in at not quite 2 miles. My knee is predictably sore, though, so tomorrow is either going to be a day off it just walking. I'm due for an easy day anyway, pretty sure this is my fifth day on since my last off day.
Naturally just Googling that brings back a lot of stuff, which I'm sure is good stuff, I just want the actual good stuff that maybe people here have followed to achievements.
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I'd have to drive about 15 or 20 minutes south to encounter that variety of problem.
I just downloaded the "Ultimate Half Marathon" guide from runnersworld.com. I guess I can let you know how good their advice is in about nine weeks. It's free, at least.
I don't know about straight-up beginning from scratch, though. I had someone running beside me and screaming at me when I started running. That is actually very motivational, but there are probably less unpleasant ways to get started. I think someone here had success with the Couch to 5k, so maybe try that?
Longest I've gotten at 6mph running without a break is 18 minutes. Pretty nice improvement I'd say.
3AM brings out the best in every neighborhood
then ate a bad bad dinner
sort of balances out but not really
But not super feasible for most peopl?
I don't know, it is not too complicated. Just go run, walk when you need to. Start working on seeing if you can go longer between needing to walk. Also apparently running for time is better than distance. Probably on account of it being a cardiovascular activity and the important part is the amount of time you are working your heart out, keeping your heart rate up.
I don't know of any guides, but I do have a personal anecdote that might help???
A few years ago, I basically had to start from scratch. I had been very active with stuff like competitive karate and track up till the end of high school, but after that, in spite of living across the street from one of my university's gyms, I gradually fell out. Probably only gained about 10 pounds, but I exchanged a lot of muscle for fat so by the time my fourth year rolled around I was pretty pudgy.
That year I went to Japan, and got real sick of being dramatically heavier than my Japanese counterparts real fast. The university I was attending had an indoor track that didn't require any special permission to use, and the entire city was walkable, so I figured that would be the best way to get back in shape.
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that you have to start very slowly. One of the biggest mistakes people make when they start a fitness effort is going too hard too fast, which either results in early burnout and/or injury. It's really frustrating! But being laid up with a pulled muscle or sprained ankle for three weeks right off the bat is even worse.
So what I did was plan a gradual increase of activity over the span of about two months. I'm going to have to approximate, since this was about five years ago at this point...
Week one I walked for 30 minutes Mon/Wed/Fri, and ran for 10 minutes Tues/Thurs with a five minutes walk before and after to warm up and cool down. Week two I probably upped my walking time to 45 minutes. Week three I increased my running time to 15 minutes. Week four I probably started using 10 minutes of my walking days for running. Week five, my hard running days went up to 20 minutes, and so on. Increasing what I did just a little bit in different ways every week kept me from getting too bored or like I wasn't accomplishing anything.
I also frequently played several hours of DDR on Saturdays and took to taking 3-4 hour walks through the city on Sunday.
Anyway, that worked REALLY WELL for me. I lost almost 15 pounds over the course of a couple months (in addition to monitoring calorie intake) and was up to running about 3 miles a day almost every day.
Make sure you wear comfortable shoes, too! Wearing the wrong kind of shoes can result in major shin/ankle/knee problems!