how quickly did your fitness improve?

it is amazing how quick it happens. But even when it's still a struggle, it also wild how much better you feel over all

I am amazed how awesome the human body is. I'm sure I knew it before but to really experience has been so neat! To get started I bought a Zumba DVD and on the first day I couldn't even finish the warm up section. Now I can make it through the whole 45 minutes. Pretty neat!

Jan 24th: unable to run my planned 2.37mi route in entirety. Needed to do the last mile in run/walk increments.
Jan 25th: completed it
Feb 7th: completed 5k (actually the run was 3.4mi) in 33:12. Average pace dropped from 11:13 to 10:34
Feb 17th: 5k time dropped to 32:20.
Feb 18th: 5k time down to 32:15. Longest run logged at 3.9 miles.
Today: fastest mile of 2014 recorded at 10:16.

Over the course of less than a month and 15 total runs (I alternate run weeks with circuit training weeks) I've increased my distance from 1.5mi non-stop to 3.9mi, and dropped my *average* pace from 11:13/mi to 10:24/mi.

My 5k time fell by 57s in 11 days.

I'm amazed at how quickly my speed and distance have improved. At this rate, my goal of being sub-30 for my 5k race in May is going to be a cakewalk!

my thing is running. I was always sooo lazy, I hated everything that involved even standing up for too long. but when I eventually started, I found out it's impossible to stop. First day I took up running I gave myself a task: 1,1 km running/walking 30 secs/30secs. I completed it but I was out of breath for the next half hour and when blood started pumping it gave me a horrible headache! That was january the 6th. Today, a month and a half later, I run 3 km every day. My muscles got used to it, my heart as well, the only thing that still sometimes gives me trouble is dry air and coughing mid training. But even that's not so bad, I don't have to stop or anything.
On the bright side, I am losing weight, I sleep better at night and I can focus better (I spend a good part of my day surrounded by books)

I started walking/jogging my 5k training route I mapped out Monday. I was so sore yesterday I almost talked myself out of going. I quickly mentally countered with.....if I can get up and eat, let the dogs out, use the bathroom, log into my computer and sit on my couch and watch the morning news......I CAN WALK MY 5K! It took a whole 15 minslonger than usual because I had to walk slower, but today I feel amazing!!!! I am hardly sore at all.

it is amazing how quick it happens. But even when it's still a struggle, it also wild how much better you feel over all

This. I find that I'm more flexible and it really did happen within a few days. It's amazing how quickly your body adapts. Almost like it's sighing saying "AAAHHH, that's what I've been needing."

I walked a mile on the treadmill at 2 mph Tuesday, skipped yesterday because I was out all day, today, I just did half a mile at 3 MPH and it was a lot easier for me (and I have a brand new, sore, tattoo covering my whole left thigh). I'm hoping to get another 1/2 mile in later but this was all my poor leg could handle for now. Tomorrow I hope to do a whole mile at 3 MPH.

I did the Arc Trainer for an hour today at a moderate pace and resistance. It was not an easy task but I feel good now an hour later. I burned a lot of calories too. I would not have been able to do that for an hour back in December. I maybe would have been able to do it for 15 minutes at an easy pace.

But pretty much I went from driving hours a day/sitting around on my computer in the free time to exercising 60-90 minutes 5-6 days a week. The only form of exercises I got this Fall of 2013 was walking around campus and the mall, and my fairly active job 4 days a week.

I think it took me a couple of weeks to get used to exercising. But it doesn't take very long, even if you were a couch potato. Last summer I kept myself active by taking walks in the parks and riding my bike, which I plan to this summer as well. My weight didn't really start going up till Fall 2013, because I was doing all these long commutes and I wasn't very active. Only lightly active at most some days of the week. And because I was running around all the time I was eating out a lot, which mainly contributed to my weight gain.

I've lost it all and more in just 2 months. I don't have much more to lose.

BTW, I'm no longer doing that long commute anymore. I was doing that commute for 2 years. It was an hour there and an hour back a few days a week. I am glad I have an extra six hours that is NOT driving anymore.

About two weeks. I don't do super hard work out till I drop type stuff though, I do low impact aerobics, dance videos, cardio boxing, stuff like that. There are still some things that make me struggle immensely. But now I can go longer, do more, feel pretty good after I'm done.

Edit: I'm also able to run in place for about 5 minutes straight without dying. That's piddly and silly compared to how long real runners can go, but believe me, it's a HUGE improvement.

I have done kickboxing for about 4 months now and have noticed that I don't get winded as much and also I don't burn near the amount of calories I used to when I started. I also could not run for more than 25 seconds without being winded and now I am able to run 4 minutes without stopping. So about 4 months of only working out 3 days a week.

Yep, within a week I was feeling much better physically and emotionally.

My co worker told me this morning that I've not been B!tchy during TOM since I started exercising regularly. :laugh:

I'm wondering how they know when its your TOM?!!!

Weekly. The key is never giving up. Pushing through it even when it gets hard and you think you are going to die, challenge yourself.

Jan 24th: unable to run my planned 2.37mi route in entirety. Needed to do the last mile in run/walk increments.
Jan 25th: completed it
Feb 7th: completed 5k (actually the run was 3.4mi) in 33:12. Average pace dropped from 11:13 to 10:34
Feb 17th: 5k time dropped to 32:20.
Feb 18th: 5k time down to 32:15. Longest run logged at 3.9 miles.
Today: fastest mile of 2014 recorded at 10:16.

Over the course of less than a month and 15 total runs (I alternate run weeks with circuit training weeks) I've increased my distance from 1.5mi non-stop to 3.9mi, and dropped my *average* pace from 11:13/mi to 10:24/mi.

My 5k time fell by 57s in 11 days.

I'm amazed at how quickly my speed and distance have improved. At this rate, my goal of being sub-30 for my 5k race in May is going to be a cakewalk!

Wow! That is some crazy fast improvement! It took me months to see improvements like that. Go you!

your fitness level will improve on a daily basis. you may not see it at first but the little things you do in life will get easier and you will find that things you didnt think you could do before... you can do with much more ease! the key is to keep challenging your body everyday... switch things up. try different things. you may be surprised at what you actually do like. Believe it or not... i never worked out til i had kids. i hated the word... now im a personal trainer and i help people reach their goals... stick with it... you will see the results!