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Starting Running

Samiwhereareyou
Samiwhereareyou Posts: 277 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ive been thinking a lot about taking up running. I really loved to Run when I was a kid. How many city blocks make up a mile?? or should I just run for like 15 minutes To start. Ive never really Run before to work out and I am not really sure where to start.

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  • arc918
    arc918 Posts: 2,037 Member
    In a perfect world 10 city blocks make up a mile.

    Make sure you start off really slow and easy. Lots of runners try to go WAY too fast at first and then end up injured and hating running.
  • kquist16
    kquist16 Posts: 6
    Not sure what city you live in, so I wouldn't be able to tell you how many blocks make up a mile. But consider this - depending what kind of shape you are presently in, gauge the amount of time you want to run by that. Personally, I'm not a big fan of running, so when I get on the treadmill I will do an easy 9 minute mile pace for 2 miles, then I will do sprints. Sprints are the BEST way to burn calories and shed fat - the short burst of intensity will increase your heart rate to fat-burning mode. I usually do a full-out sprint for 45second to a minute, then I walk for 1 minute and 30 seconds, then sprint again. This type of exercise will really kick your butt into gear! TRY IT!
  • kristijojanderson
    kristijojanderson Posts: 8
    There is a phone app that is fit to 5 k and it shows you intervals to start a running program that will allow you to run a 5 k in time. It is a great app.
  • tay_913
    tay_913 Posts: 71 Member
    www.c25k.com is amazing!!!!!
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    Agreed, the Couch to 5K is amazing and easy.
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
    I second Couch to 5K, I finished the program and run regularly now.
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    I started running last fall with the Couch to 5K program (C25K) and now I'm working toward my first 5 miler in a couple of weeks. They program can be found online with a web search on yahoo or google.
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    www.c25k.com is amazing!!!!!

    You can get app for this in the iphone or android
  • liveinbliss
    liveinbliss Posts: 108 Member
    Look up the couch to 5k running programs online and it will give you some ideas for how to get started with a running plan. I know that when I started running 2 years ago I could practically feel the breeze in my hair and the speed in my legs and then I got out of my fantasy world real quick when i couldn't run for 90 seconds..LOL! I was devasted by how hard it felt compared to when I was a kid so I had to start off really slow with a beginners program. 2 years later....I still think it's hard, but I ran 5 miles last night so I've made some good progress. Good luck to you!
  • goldspaula
    goldspaula Posts: 161
    This is the program I'm doing and I love it.

    http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

    Good luck!!
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