In between couch to 5k days

andreaarntson
andreaarntson Posts: 3
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello! I'm about to start a couch to 5k program and was just wondering if anyone else has done this. If so, what did you do between days? Did you do cardio? Weight training? Any suggestions?

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  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member
    I do strength training on non-running days. Currently doing P90X and will probably move on to P90X2 or something similar.
  • hyzlet
    hyzlet Posts: 6 Member
    I'm on day 2 week 2, and I do cardio and strength on off-days, but I do a warmup on the elliptical for about 20 minutes before I run, too. I've found it helps me feel better during.
  • Mattspur1
    Mattspur1 Posts: 9 Member
    I go swimming in the off days. Helps build up my cardio but doesn't put any stress on my joints so gives me a nice rest between running sessions.
  • Zaria_Athena
    Zaria_Athena Posts: 56 Member
    Listen to your body.

    You can do a strength program.
    Building up a strong core will help you as a runner.

    Good cross-training activites: yoga, swimming, biking, walking

    Good luck.
  • cherylzcv8
    cherylzcv8 Posts: 26 Member
    Im on week 3 and doing it on Mondays ,Wednesdays and Fridays, but am doing 30 day shred (level 2) on Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • andreaarntson
    andreaarntson Posts: 3
    I like this idea. Right now I'm feeling like week one isn't really giving me much. I like the calorie burn and I like to feel like I've accomplished something. 30 minutes (with a 5 minute warm up and 5 minute cool down) isn't making me feel like I've accomplished much at all.
  • andreaarntson
    andreaarntson Posts: 3
    I would love to do this. LOVE TO. I was a competitive swimmer all through High School and miss it terribly. The problem is finding a place and time. Going during work isn't really an option. The closest pool is a 15 minute drive away and I get an hour for lunch. There would have to be some hair drying and re-application of make up if I did this. Could always go at the end of the day, but again...lap swims here are usually from 1-3 :(
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    When I first started, I was silly and was doing P90X along side. Yeah that quickly stopped, and I shifted to strength training and took up New Rules of Lifting. I have been doing that ever since and ran my first 5K last month.
  • badtastebetty
    badtastebetty Posts: 326 Member
    I definitely recommend adding in some strength training to your work outs
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
    I continued to drag myself over to the gym to put in time on the elliptical for a while as C25K progressed, generally on the same days, but only as needed to maintain roughly the same weekly cardio burn as before. I was interested in replacing what had been my primary cardio exercise, not adding to it, so I tapered off and eventually quit the elliptical as my running endurance level improved. My general schedule of 3 days of cardio alternating with 3 days of strength training and a day of rest didn't change during that period.

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