new to jogging! Advice needed for multiple questions! :)

lilbitsc89
lilbitsc89 Posts: 77 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi Everyone!

I have been trying to start jogging off and on for the past few months with a friend of mine that is a cross country coach. love her but hard to keep up with not being in shape and all. had to take off about 6 weeks due to a pulled/strained quad that was killing me! But im all better now and ready to get back into exercising!

Trying to start jogging again and finding it hard to do even what I was doing a few months ago. Before I could jog 20-30 mins without having to stop. Now I can barely go for 12 and have to walk! Need advice on how I can build my endurance and not hate my workout!

Also, i'm 5'2 125 lbs. And I live in the south near the beach so it is hot sunny and humid 95% of the time so not sure if that's why I tire so easily and I am working on my water intake due to I am usually dehydrated. I have always had a small build but I carry all my weight in lower stomach, love handles, butt and thighs. Feel like I have no muscle-just soft is one way to say it I guess lol

looking for suggestions for workouts for these areas that I can do at home or around the neighborhood?
Have other people seen pretty good results with jogging alone or do I need to incorporate other exercises?

Thanks ahead of time! and looking for more friends on here so feel free to add me!

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  • Jules_1111
    Jules_1111 Posts: 79
    I am in the same position as you. I am training for my first 5k and have always started and stopped a running program due to injury (shin splints an knee pain). So this time I decided to stick with it and invested in some calf sleeves and under knee straps. I also am following a couch 2 5k program. I am run/walking and I feel that is ok. I will eventually get to just running, but doing too much too fast always leads me to injury and quitting. I am taking it slow. :) Maybe look into one of the running programs online? My advice would be to be proud of yourself for getting back into it, push yourself, but not too hard. Who cares if it takes a little longer to go to straight running? It's better than having to stop again due to injury. Good luck!
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    Slow down.
    You can't spot reduce.
    Running is great, lifting weights will help.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Build distance slowly. I believe that the traditional wisdom is to only add about 10% to your distance per week.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Day 1 : Run as far as you can before getting winded and feeling like you need to stop. (ex: 10 mins)

    Day 2: Run 10 Mins and 1 second or longer

    Day 3 and Beyond: Beat your last time by 1 second or more until you acheive your desired level of conditioning.

    There will be days you feel good and go an extra 5 minutes no problem and days you feel crappy where you will barely go for the xtra second or have to stop early. Just keep improving. Cardio fitness tends to increase exponetially (if you are severely overweight this may not hold true for other reasons). When i started running again, it was hard to make it 2 miles. 10 weeks later I could run 10 miles.

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