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Started Couch to 5K today - anyone else starting out or want

Sharbysyd
Sharbysyd Posts: 39 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I saw another thread about people who are on week 2 of Couch to 5K and became inspired to try it.

So I went to my local park today and did Day 1 and boy was it HARD (I'm 49 and a bit out of shape)! I started with 5 minutes of rebounding at home to warm up. Then I did the stretches that are recommended on the website. Then I went to the park, did 5 minutes of warm-up walking and then alternated 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes (8 reps). I then came home and did a yoga video to get my after workout stretch. Even though it was hard, it was fun and I look forward to progressing through all the weeks and seeing how it goes.

I'm going to coerce my fiance into joining me (poor guy) but I'd love to progress along with others on here if anyone else is starting out or wants to join me and start today/tomorrow. Anyone else starting out or want to join me? Feel free to friend me if you are starting this too.

Sharon

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  • jilld76
    jilld76 Posts: 324
    There's a thread around here that lots of us post in everyday that has people that are at all different levels of C25K, it's really helped to keep me motivated. I'm in week 7 now and I love hearing about everyone't progress and struggles. I don't remember the exact title but it has C25K in it, if you can't find it message me and I will find it for you and send you the link.
  • Sharbysyd
    Sharbysyd Posts: 39 Member
    Thank you, Jill. That sounds perfect. I'll look for it.

    Sharon
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    I just started C25K yesterday. I love it! I'm going for W1D2 tomorrow morning. I have a feeling (and I hope) that I'm going to get addicted to this. We have a beautiful Greenway that runs along the river, which is where I'm doing the program at. I was pretty worn out yesterday, but I still walked for a long while after I finished the intervals.
  • jilld76
    jilld76 Posts: 324
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/194519-new-couch-to-5k-c25k-thread-anyone-out-there-in-week-1

    here you go, in case you couldn't find it, the thread has been rolled several times, so this is the most recent.
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