Jogging 100+ to lose

welsh31
welsh31 Posts: 47 Member
edited December 1 in Fitness and Exercise
I really want to start jogging, I've lost over 4st but still have around 10 stone to go.
My fitness level have increased so much over the last 3 months. I also give up smoking 4 months ago.
I want to start jogging but I don't even know were to begin.
I know I'll probably jog for 10 seconds and pass out!! Haha!
Anyone have any tips how to start.
I was going to try 30 seconds jogging 3 minutes walking, is that good to start or do you have any other idea's?

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  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    If you're comfortable with continuous walking for 30 minutes then Couch to 5K is a good pace to start, and works for many.

    Structured run/ walk intervals over a 9 week plan to get you to 30 minutes of continuous running.

    Take it easy, run at a pace that you can talk a couple of sentences at a time and take short steps.
  • welsh31
    welsh31 Posts: 47 Member
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    If you're comfortable with continuous walking for 30 minutes then Couch to 5K is a good pace to start, and works for many.

    Structured run/ walk intervals over a 9 week plan to get you to 30 minutes of continuous running.

    Take it easy, run at a pace that you can talk a couple of sentences at a time and take short steps.

    What's the couch to 5k?
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    It's a training plan of structured run/ walk intervals intended to get you to 30 minutes of continuous running.

    There are several apps, or podcasts that you could download.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/14-day-fitness-plan-work-30-minutes-walking/
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    Cool Running Site has a good layout of the C25k plan: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

    This site has it broken down (by time) for a treadmill: http://www.c25k.com/c25k_treadmill.html

    Also, there is an app by Zen Labs (search app store for C25k) that is free and has all the workouts and tells you when to run and walk.

    There are other programs to use but I didn't use them, so I can't say how good they are.

    Good luck! I used C25k to get into running and have never looked back :) Really helped me.
  • welsh31
    welsh31 Posts: 47 Member
    Aww great thank you. I'll have a look through them all x
  • amyn73
    amyn73 Posts: 241 Member
    Yep! Couch to 5k is great. You might get to a point when you've run for a while that you just listen to yiye body and run when it feels good, take small walking breaks, and get back to running. I've done that and I've seen faster running progress than with the set programs. Also, running in a treadmill will save you wear and tear on your joints, so its good to start there if you have access to one.Good luck! Running is super rewarding and tones you!
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Read the sticky post at the top of this forum called "Most Helpful Posts". :+1:
  • abtriboy
    abtriboy Posts: 144 Member
    or a learn to run at a local running store. Usually very easy to start. And the camaraderie is good.
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