If the zombies come, I'm so dead

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  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    I found an app for exercising (running, walking, etc) called "Zombies, Run" where you exercise, pick up supplies, and essentially are playing along with a game of zombie apocalypse survival. It sounded fun, so I tried it out. I like the premise, but had to take off the "zombie chase" option because it forced a sprint/increase in speed (which I struggled with) but the SOUNDS IT MADE SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME!! As you don't move fast enough, the zombies sound like they get closer and closer! CREEPY.

    Lol. Otherwise, I do enjoy the game aspect and I like that it can be tailored to different exercise levels. But that Zombie Chase thing is never being turned back on. TOO REAL.

    But in all seriousness, congratulations for getting off the couch and getting moving- it is something I totally struggle with too and you are definitely going to outrun those who have not made the difficult decision to change their lifestyle. So kudos to you!
  • jmcdonald2011
    jmcdonald2011 Posts: 181 Member
    I agree with the post about the shoes. Do not cheap out on shoes ever!! invest in a good pair and if its available to you, go to a store that specializes in fitting and finding the perfect pair for your needs. I don't know where you live but here we have Canadian Footwear - best place ever! its pricy but so worth it. I have arthritis in my feet and hips and since I got a better pair of shoes I do 5K with no pain now - part is from losing the weight, but most of the pain went away the first time I wore good shoes
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    Maybe you could try biking instead. It would be less impact on your ankles and such. You would be able to even outspeed the runners during the zombie apocalypse.

    to the op with the pinned ankle: zombies probably don't go for metal bits in their food. you'll be fine, especially if your pin is silver . . . or is that just vampires?

    i second the biking, but i also second the weight training and especially lunges and squats. another good one for me was calf raises. the two things killing me as any kind of runner were it band and knees, and never have i ever run more than a quarter mile without going flatfooted with pain, even in my brainless late teens. not ever. those three things definitely helped.

    i'm not interested in running right now that i'm all obsessed with stronglifts instead, but even so . . . two months or so back when i was easing my way into weights i used to do my half-assed little sessions of dumbbell squats and alla dat, and then get on a treadmill just to see what would happen. and it wasn't all that uncommon for me to run a whole mile. continuously. i could not believe it was true, but i know it happened.
  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    I've been considering carrying a samurai sword while out hiking/jogging...

    Michonne+000.png


    ..wonder if that's illegal. lol

    +1
    Michonne is my hero! :smokin:
  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    On a more serious note, here is a link to this summers running shoes
    http://www.runnersworld.com/shoe-guide/summer-2014

    These are not just "cute and pretty" shoes, they are designed for running. I suggest you go to a specialty store and get a properly fitted pair of shoes. They arent cheap, but I cannot emphasize enough the importance of good kicks.

    Good luck!
  • MarshallLuke
    MarshallLuke Posts: 177 Member
    Good shoes, lots of stretching, don't push yourself so hard you get injured (if you gotta walk for a while then walk), and grenades are always a fashionable running accessory that will also be useful when the dead start rising from their graves.
  • martinel2099
    martinel2099 Posts: 899 Member
    If we're talking World War Z zombies I think we're all screwed. Those are the fastest zombies I've ever seen.
  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    I would just build a sweet fort - preferably on an island, and train yourself in the art of badass handheld weaponry.
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    You dont have to be the fastest....just fast than the person behind you!!

    And if you're not fast just trip them!
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    ...only if they are fast zombies. Slow zombies are pretty slow.

    Try riding a bike instead of running. I had foot surgery a few years ago and used a recumbent bike while recovering.
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    You dont have to be the fastest....just fast than the person behind you!!

    And if you're not fast just trip them!
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    If we're talking World War Z zombies I think we're all screwed. Those are the fastest zombies I've ever seen.

    No. Those are not zombies. If they don't follow George A. Romero rules, they're not zombies. That my story, and I'm sticking to it. Gives me some glimmer of hope that I can survive the zombie apocalypse. Or not, zombies can live forever, right? And not have to worry about macros, lol! Not too bad to be a zombie in that case.

    To OP, just stick with it, at whatever cardio you can comfortably and safely do.:flowerforyou:
  • Morgaath
    Morgaath Posts: 679 Member
    One of my favorite things to have happen in a game was the guy who could really run took off when the zombies swarmed. He ran to the house, slammed shut the door behind him, and then realized he had just locked himself in with more zombies than had been outside. Knowing he'd be attacked before he could get the door open, he sprinted up the stairs, found more zombies, jumped out a window, fell and broke his leg.
    Meanwhile the 3 of us who were outside found a way to get around some of the zombs, climbed to the top of a 12' wall and made our way to safety.
    Lucky for the runner, our path took us by him, and we managed to keep him from getting bit.

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