Long walk or jogging?

Beach_1994

Hey everyone,

So last week I've attempted to jog for the first time and I only managed to jog for 2mins after that I ran out of breath and couldn't do it again.

I was wondering what's the best thing to do should I try adding jogging to my hour long morning walk like start with 2mins than try adding more minutes each day or should I add another 30-45mins to my morning walk to increase my endurance? Thanks.

1princesswarrior

You can always do C25K. It's a running app. that will get you running through interval training. You can work at your own pace and repeat days/weeks as necessary.

Or add time to your 2 minutes as you can and when you catch your breath try running again.

Or add time to your walk if you have it.

It's really up to you and what you want to do. Personally I love running but will also do long walks but I don't get the same endorphin effect out of those.

prettigirl01

I usually jog in place at home while playing the wii fit or to youtube videos. ive been walking for 30 mins 4 times a week and so far ive lost 5 pounds. so just do what you can. don't force anything and eventually you will b able to do more

mam479

Is the end goal for you to become a jogger/runner? If so, then definitely start jogging/walking on off and slowly increase the time you run and the decrease the time you walk. A program like C25K is very good at helping beginning runners. Adding time to your walk for upping your endurance will have limited impact on your ability to run. I know people (one being myself!) who can walk several miles rather easily but can only run for a couple minutes at a time before getting winded.

So if you want to add time on to your walk in your journey to become a runner, I wouldn't. recommend it. If you are happy with walking and just want to transition to jogging because you get more bang for your buck or feel like you have there are things you can do to increase your calorie burn. Walk faster, walk up hills (or increase the incline on the treadmill), perhaps carry some light weights. I would up your intensity before upping your time.

sabified

If you want to start jogging then go for it- but there's no pressing need if you're just doing it because you "think you should". As mentioned above, there are things you can do to make walking a harder workout in itself.

But jogging can be fun (once you start making some gains ) Definitely worth continuing to try, if you're so inclined! Just keep doing what you're doing- jog until you can, but start adding in more. Walk til you're comfortable again, then try jogging again. And repeat. This is basically what C25k provides a framework for, though obviously, is more structured. I started jogging by doing what I suggested before I heard about c25k, and found out that I basically followed a looser version of that program, but would probably have gotten to being able to do 5k much sooner if I had followed it.

_runnerbean_

You've got a great base fitness to start jogging from if you already walk regularly. If your goal is to comfortably jog the route then just add little bits of jogging to your walk. Jog very slowly to start with to get used to it and take lots of walk breaks. Couch to 5k or similar is a structured way of increasing your jogging time. Good luck

Beach_1994

Thanks everyone!

SnuggleSmacks

A Couch to 5k app is a great way to start jogging/running. There's quite a few of them in the Android market. I use a Zombies! Run! one which has a great story line to keep me motivated. It has you run for very short periods followed by walking for longer periods, and then gradually increases the amount of time you run.

MeanderingMammal

to my hour long morning walk

If you're already walking for an hour you have a decent basis to start running from. My expectation would be that when you tried to run you were going too fast.

For a newbie runner when you try running intervals aim for a pace that you can still talk, you're not aiming for a flat out sprint.

Given your base you should be able to pick up some kind of programme reasonably easily, with Couch to 5K being the most popular. There are lots of apps and podcasts that develop it. The main objective of C25K is to get you to 30 minutes of continuous running, not too worried about pace until you can do that.