Hate running... but understand why i need too

Find an exercise that you love. There is no reason to run to lose weight. none. zero. zilch. Many people do it because it requires no gym membership, no equipment (other than shoes) and no real coaching. It's something you can JUST DO.

Weight loss happens in the kitchen, not on the jogging trail. If you want to lose weight, You can eat 300 fewer calories rather than run 3 miles. It really is that simple.

Hi,

I detest running to lose weight but I understand why one has too run in order to lose weight.

I play football or soccer to Americans every Thursdays and run constantly for 1 hour without rest. I am able to do this without really losing focus.

Why is it that when it comes to running or jogging in the park I can’t do more than 20 minutes?

Is it due to motivation etc. Does anyone else have the same problem?

you don't have to run to lose weight.

any activity that burns calories is effective.

i haven't run in more than 10 years. i don't miss the shin splints at all.

My trainer has me running now too!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE RUNNING I HATE IT I HATE IT,,,and her telling me to power thru it is NOT making it better!!! She tried to tell me a murderer was chasing me with a knife--to keep from running I would stop and KILL him!!!
Yet I go back daily and submit to her torture

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I am SOO weak

hi,

Thanks for some great advice. LOL harleygroomer love your trainer motivation speech.

The simple reason I want to run more is because I want to enter a 5k marathon in January in Manchester, West Midlands.

I think running is not my thing but I have to try for a solid one month every day and hope I can get to enjoy it more when the weight is less.

Have you tried doing the Couch to 5K program? You'll probably find the early weeks pretty easy, but it breaks it up into run/walk intervals that keep it more interesting. I started it this spring and ran my first 5K race last weekend.

Interval running is fun, i use to do it to try and beat my records!
I was a pathetic fat person (gym treadmill) walking at 5.6km/h for a 1 minute interval, then id hike it up to 9km/h for a minute! It was the longest minute of my life.....it did get better and i started to enjoy it! So back and forth up and down, i got up to 10km/h and down to 6km/h. I did this 4-5 times a week. I was doing 2km's in 16 minutes (best time) at an interval run. Then i would go walking and peek that noone was around and I would visually mark out places with my eyes, start on this block of land and run til 5 up from here. So i would do that and challenge myself, further and further! Until someone appeared and there was no way I would run infront of a man...I have breasts, larger ones that go boing and act like they want to knock me out so....ladies section in the gym or stelth mode great outdoors!
Since then I have had blood clots and it effects my leg, i dont have them any more but it still effects my leg. :sad: I cant run or jog :sad:

Awesome mate good stuff . Yea its best way to improve fitness. Im from UK England to

Yea mate pretty much im a stones throw away from the sea lol

I can spend 3 hours at the gym taking killer classes no problem, but I hate running. I sign up for 5k's to keep me motivated to improve my time. And then once a week I take my dog, and he wants to go fast and since he is home all week without me I feel he deserves a good run. The point is find a way to motivate yourself.

I'm fat, and I still hate running. I'm 5'7" and 235# on a good day, 240# on a bad one. My shins hurt first, then my feet hurt.

My newly acquired brother-in-law invited me over for a week of training; he was into jogging for quite a while.
I don't know if it'll help you, but it helped me a lot...
My form was terrible, and while you can scream "correct your form! lift your legs! tuck your hips!" all day long, the fact was that certain muscle groups were underdeveloped. I was falling forward more than I was actually jogging, and couldn't manage correct form at all.

For me, just one week of squats and leg lifts helped immensely, to build the weak muscles on the ground before I actually went jogging. My jog last wednesday was amazingly different.

You might find that serious study of form (lots of youtube videos), then muscle-specific exercises to make that form possible, helps a lot... the aching shins and sore feet went away.

That, and take it slow, of course. 1/2mi, then 1mi, then 2miles.

I'm no coach; I'm just a fellow running-hater trying to get into it
I want to join the military, so for me there is no alternative-- running is how you're measured, and I'll need to learn to do it right.

also, don't kill yourself every day. run every other day-- it needs a day's rest.