Anybody out there doing Couch to 5K?

How do you guys put "Couch to 5k" when you record your exercises on myfitnesspal?

So I know I am quoting myself but I just made my own formulation. For anyone who doesn't know how to record their couch to 5k exercise this may help, and for anyone who does know how perhaps you have another way you'd like to share. This is my Week One Day One for Couch to 5K. However, if you chose to jog during your warm up, or if you chose to run, keep in mind that I chose to jog instead of run which does change how many calories burned. You can still use and alter this formulation so you can calculate how many calories YOU burned, but don't skip to the end and copy my calories because they may be different! Ready? Here we go

Week One Day One: "Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes." (This is from: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml It contains the chart for the program so all you have to do is find what week and what day you are on and bingo! You've got that part of the formulation)

20 minutes x 60 seconds =1200 seconds

90 seconds of jogging
60 seconds of walking

90 seconds of jogging + 60 seconds of walking= 150 seconds

1200 seconds total divided by 150 seconds= 8 total times that we will do 90 + 60

90 seconds of jogging x 8 times that I will do it= 720 seconds

720 seconds divided by 60 seconds= 12 minutes total of jogging

60 seconds of walking x 8 times that I will do it= 480 seconds of walking

480 seconds divided by 60 seconds = 8 minutes

(or you could skip the final step because you know that 60 seconds is also one minute, times 8 times you will walk)

Also remember to add your 5 minute warm up which is up to you whether you chose to jog or walk.

I chose to walk, so that would be:

8 minutes of walking + 5 minutes of warm up = 13 minutes of walking

So to log on myfitnesspal:

13 minutes of brisk walking (or whichever pace you chose to do, I did brisk)
8 minutes of jogging

On a side note: Don’t forget to log any other walking you are doing throughout your day including walking your dog, or walking around the mall, or walking through a park, anything. Small things add up!

I hope this helps anyone who was struggling trying to figure it out like myself! I just wanted to save anyone the hassle. You can use this for whatever day or week you are on or if you are not on Couch to 5k but something similar, you can use the formula as well.

13 minutes of brisk walking: 72 Calories burned
8 minutes of jogging 5 mph (12 min mile): 71 Calories burned
Total Calories Burned Over 30 Minutes of Couch to 5K Week One Day One= 143 Woohoo!

Have a great day yall!

How do you guys put "Couch to 5k" when you record your exercises on myfitnesspal?

So I know I am quoting myself but I just made my own formulation. For anyone who doesn't know how to record their couch to 5k exercise this may help, and for anyone who does know how perhaps you have another way you'd like to share. This is my Week One Day One for Couch to 5K. However, if you chose to jog during your warm up, or if you chose to run, keep in mind that I chose to jog instead of run which does change how many calories burned. You can still use and alter this formulation so you can calculate how many calories YOU burned, but don't skip to the end and copy my calories because they may be different! Ready? Here we go

Week One Day One: "Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes." (This is from: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml It contains the chart for the program so all you have to do is find what week and what day you are on and bingo! You've got that part of the formulation)

20 minutes x 60 seconds =1200 seconds

90 seconds of jogging
60 seconds of walking

90 seconds of jogging + 60 seconds of walking= 150 seconds

1200 seconds total divided by 150 seconds= 8 total times that we will do 90 + 60

90 seconds of jogging x 8 times that I will do it= 720 seconds

720 seconds divided by 60 seconds= 12 minutes total of jogging

60 seconds of walking x 8 times that I will do it= 480 seconds of walking

480 seconds divided by 60 seconds = 8 minutes

(or you could skip the final step because you know that 60 seconds is also one minute, times 8 times you will walk)

Also remember to add your 5 minute warm up which is up to you whether you chose to jog or walk.

I chose to walk, so that would be:

8 minutes of walking + 5 minutes of warm up = 13 minutes of walking

So to log on myfitnesspal:

13 minutes of brisk walking (or whichever pace you chose to do, I did brisk)
8 minutes of jogging

On a side note: Don’t forget to log any other walking you are doing throughout your day including walking your dog, or walking around the mall, or walking through a park, anything. Small things add up!

I hope this helps anyone who was struggling trying to figure it out like myself! I just wanted to save anyone the hassle. You can use this for whatever day or week you are on or if you are not on Couch to 5k but something similar, you can use the formula as well.

13 minutes of brisk walking: 72 Calories burned
8 minutes of jogging 5 mph (12 min mile): 71 Calories burned
Total Calories Burned Over 30 Minutes of Couch to 5K Week One Day One= 143 Woohoo!

Have a great day yall!

I wear my Heart Rate Monitor and log the calories it says....
I have done Week 1 Day 1, but the program on my droid kept dying and running when it is under 40 degrees outside makes it feel like I am juggling hedgehogs inside my lungs. Asthma is no fun when it is cold!!
I am going to download the paid version today to see if it is less buggy.