Jogging/Running ?

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  • Minnie_Moo
    Minnie_Moo Posts: 239 Member
    Hope this helps you out a bit......

    I found an application for iTouch/iPhone/iPod on iTunes and it is called Ease into 5K by bluefin software which is very good but not free, maybe around $2.99 This app has good ratings and lets you use your music playlists from your iPod in it.


    I also found a podcast on iTunes called NHS Couch to 5K which is "free" and like that one too but it doesn't let you use your own music and it has its own music built in......
  • manda1002
    manda1002 Posts: 178 Member
    Google search for Ben Does Life. He's my inspiration for losing weight and becoming a runner. Amazing. He also has a Youtube video - My 120 Pound Journey. Check it out. Pretty inspiring :)

    And good luck with C25K! I'm working on it now too :)
  • AliciaBeth78
    AliciaBeth78 Posts: 437 Member
    2 years ago I lost about 40lbs running 4miles a day... then, I decided I hated running and I stopped and gained it all back plus some pretty QUICKLY! Needless to say, I started running again! :)
  • sherrirb
    sherrirb Posts: 1,649 Member
    I started running the "Couch to 5K" program (C25k) at 260lbs. I'm down 25lbs so far and cant WAIT to start running outside when weather permits. I've been running it indoors on a treadmill since early Jan.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    Yeah I lost the first 140 lbs progressing from walking to jogging to running (I call it running but it's not like I am a marathoner speed wise), As the weather gets nicer, I can't resist a run outside versus the gym.
  • Ianultrarunner
    Ianultrarunner Posts: 184 Member
    I'm trying to run outside now the weather is nice (gotta take advantage around here before the heat/humidity sets in).
    A mix of soft and hard surfaces (soft surfaces to give the knees and ankles a rest occasionally).
  • wendsong
    wendsong Posts: 33 Member
    WOW!! I know this wasn't my question, but ALL of you that replied encouraged me along my journey as well! I too am training for my 5K. I already had the faith that I will finish what I am setting out to accomplish, but you all gave me an extra boost this evening! Thank you all and God Bless on your journeys! :flowerforyou:
  • Donnacoach
    Donnacoach Posts: 540 Member
    I've lost 55 lbs on the elliptical, which is the next best thing to running. It's a great
    feeling.
  • CosmicBella
    CosmicBella Posts: 195 Member
    The only thing I do is jog and/or run. I've lost over 40 pounds so far! I'm so excited that the weather is nice and I can run outside now!
  • DanTheRunningMan
    DanTheRunningMan Posts: 39
    Running definitely did it for me. I lost about 40 pounds 25 years ago, and though I've been up or down 10 through the years, I've kept running and kept it off.

    I got my start by going with a friend to a track. I started running and just died after a half lap. I sat there and watched him methodically run 20 laps, and couldn't understand how he did it and loved it.

    A couple days later for no reason I can explain, I went back with him. I started out as before, but after just a few yards he grabbed the wasteband of my shorts, slowed me WAY down, and said "just do this-- don't go any faster." It felt like a shuffle but after a whole lap I realized it wasn't killing me, so I shuffled along and finished 5 laps. I had never run that far in my life. And so it started.

    Slow yourself WAY down, more like you were jogging to stay warm than trying to go somewhere. Your speed and distance will pick up, but be patient. Give yourself 6 months without judging yourself. You'll experience success like you never imagined.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I'm hoping to start the C25K this week sometime. I'll probably have to do it Friday, Saturday, Sunday because those are just the best days for me to be able to get out and run without my son. Although I could probably bring him along on his bike....

    I'm excited/scared. I've tried to get into running a few times before and I failed every time. I already paid $45 to sign up for a race on July 1 so now I HAVE to do it lol! I really want to like running. I want to be a runner!

    My iPod broke a while back though so I wont be able to listen to music while I run so that's a major bummer :(
  • laineylynnfit
    laineylynnfit Posts: 369 Member
    I love C25k. I am starting week 3 tomorrow! I can say that although I know it's not JUST the jogging (or it may be entirely mental) but I have seen a change in my stomach area in the past 2 weeks that I have been doing C25K compared to the past 2 months that I have been exercising and eating better. I have consistently lost weight the past 2 months but am starting to see a big change finally!

    Just start off slow and C25K is an awesome way to do it. Don't get discouraged if it is hard. I am doing C25k on a treadmill and 90 secs. is challenging for me! I want to finish C25K at the gym then do it again outside!
  • laineylynnfit
    laineylynnfit Posts: 369 Member

    My iPod broke a while back though so I wont be able to listen to music while I run so that's a major bummer :(

    There is no way I could do it without my music. Get that ipod fixed! lol
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