The Joggy Walk

RoseZ12

So I have been working on losing weight, I have started this journey on MFP and logging my food and exercise. I am trying to work on getting my body in the habit of being able to move fast for longer periods of time. Some would call this long distance running.

However I am currently at the Joggy Walk stage. It is mostly walking but I try to throw in some spurts of jogging. I have really bad ankles and very weak joints, and I am able to tell when my ankles are ready to give in and twist (I guess this can be a good thing).

So typically I start out with a light jog and then slow down to a good pace of walking, then again ill do some jogging. Right now I can only jog for a minute to two minutes max before I start to feel my ankles start to tighten and twist. I am afraid to push myself because I am afraid to do damage to my ankles from twists and sprains, but when do I know it is time to push myself?

Is it that time and I am just afraid?

Or is this fear unnecessary?

I want to be able to go a pretty length distance when I jog, should I be following some sort of Joggy Walk schedule?

So here is to my friends who run or know all about this kind of stuff. Can you lend me some advice or ideas on how to work myself up to a distance jogger in a safe manner?

Bring on the Change!

*Note: I do mud runs I would like to be able to run/jog most of it but right now I have been Joggy Walking them. Hey I still find finishing an accomplishment even thought it takes me a while*