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    I cant even jog 3 miles what a joke

    Posts: 1,424 Member
    edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    I went jogging today twice this week. the first time I was really self consious today it was better I jogged more than the last time. I could barely jog 3 miles I had to keep stopping but I did not stop I walked.
    How long did it take you to jog 3 miles it feels like forever. I am doing this for boxing my coach told me to jog to get my stamina

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    • Posts: 474 Member
      You are being hard on yourself for not being able to do something right off that most people have to build up to! (Both for fitness reasons and to prevent injury).

      It took me ten weeks to build up to jogging about 3 miles, perhaps a bit less distance than that, even. And I started in fairly good cardio condition from regular dancing, and was not at all overweight.

      I felt great about how I progressed.
    • Posts: 1,100 Member
      your boxing coach is right! I had a fight in december. Figured that running wise, i only needed to do 15 minutes really, as total ring time would be 12 minutes max. I made up time with the rope. But i was wrong. I really needed to do more road work!

      But remember, very few people are able to just go out and run 3 miles! Run/walk to begin with is fine, and build up to it. I would assume that you already have a decent base level of fitness from boxing circuits, so it shouldn't take you more than a few weeks to get up to 5km.
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      If you already had the ability to jog three miles without pause, it's likely that your boxing coach wouldn't have felt the pressing need to send you out to improve your stamina.
    • Posts: 474 Member
      Try using a program like C25K, but since you are already fairly fit you can probably start in week 3 or 4?
    • Posts: 14,260 Member
      It took me around 3 months to be able to jog 3 miles without stopping. And even then it was very slow.
      csman49 wrote: »
      your boxing coach is right! I had a fight in december. Figured that running wise, i only needed to do 15 minutes really, as total ring time would be 12 minutes max. I made up time with the rope. But i was wrong. I really needed to do more road work!

      But remember, very few people are able to just go out and run 3 miles! Run/walk to begin with is fine, and build up to it. I would assume that you already have a decent base level of fitness from boxing circuits, so it shouldn't take you more than a few weeks to get up to 5km.

      This. I would guess that the majority of the population at large cannot go out and run even 1 mile without an adrenaline-driven reason to do so. It took me a bit over 3 months to run 3 miles straight without walking breaks. I was overweight and out of shape when I started out. I'm not sure where you are, fitness-wise.

    • Posts: 51 Member
      You gotta start somewhere , try jumping rope like rocky ;-).
    • Posts: 9,151 Member
      I can't jog 10 feet, so you're up on me.
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      DavPul wrote: »
      If you already had the ability to jog three miles without pause, it's likely that your boxing coach wouldn't have felt the pressing need to send you out to improve your stamina.

      This.

      Record the time you did 3 miles in, in a few weeks you'll be able to do it quicker!
    • Posts: 410 Member
      demoiselle2014 wrote: »
      You are being hard on yourself for not being able to do something right off that most people have to build up to! (Both for fitness reasons and to prevent injury).

      It took me ten weeks to build up to jogging about 3 miles, perhaps a bit less distance than that, even. And I started in fairly good cardio condition from regular dancing, and was not at all overweight.

      I felt great about how I progressed.

      THIS. I have mild asthma and just janky joints. I can hardly jog/walk a single mile without feeling like my lungs are going to burst. It's good that you wanna push yourself, but the important thing is that you DID it, so go you! :D
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      demoiselle2014 wrote: »
      You are being hard on yourself for not being able to do something right off that most people have to build up to! (Both for fitness reasons and to prevent injury).

      It took me ten weeks to build up to jogging about 3 miles, perhaps a bit less distance than that, even. And I started in fairly good cardio condition from regular dancing, and was not at all overweight.

      I felt great about how I progressed.

      thank u
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      csman49 wrote: »
      your boxing coach is right! I had a fight in december. Figured that running wise, i only needed to do 15 minutes really, as total ring time would be 12 minutes max. I made up time with the rope. But i was wrong. I really needed to do more road work!

      But remember, very few people are able to just go out and run 3 miles! Run/walk to begin with is fine, and build up to it. I would assume that you already have a decent base level of fitness from boxing circuits, so it shouldn't take you more than a few weeks to get up to 5km.

      iv never jogged 3 miles in my life my cardio is poor I can lift but conditioning is poor
    • Posts: 4,589 Member
      It took me a few months to get up to two miles, then I had to stop and now I'm back to less than a mile. Don't shame yourself for where you're at now, just get out there and run.
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      jemhh wrote: »
      It took me around 3 months to be able to jog 3 miles without stopping. And even then it was very slow.
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      This. I would guess that the majority of the population at large cannot go out and run even 1 mile without an adrenaline-driven reason to do so. It took me a bit over 3 months to run 3 miles straight without walking breaks. I was overweight and out of shape when I started out. I'm not sure where you are, fitness-wise.

      my fitness is poor I lift weights in the gym I train as a bodybuilder but I love boxing also I sparred couple times and my condition was poor so I was told to run and jog get that stamina better
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      TavistockToad wrote: »
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      This.

      Record the time you did 3 miles in, in a few weeks you'll be able to do it quicker!

      iv done that today it took me 52 minutes to do 3 miles so next time I know
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Running was definitely a huge challenge for me, but don't expect to be so well right off the bat! It took me about 4 weeks to run comfortably for 3 miles. Hard to say, but enjoy the process and think of how far you've come! Most people aren't putting the effort you've put in so far.
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      sweetochiken wrote: »
      You gotta start somewhere , try jumping rope like rocky ;-).

      I do that in the gym its really good way to warm up I would do 5 rounds of skipping 3 minutes
    • Posts: 23 Member
      Just going out and running 3 miles is not wise. Even if you can get through the miles, as a beginner, the toll on your body is too great. Your cardiovascular system adapts much faster than your musculoskeletal system. If you don't build up slowly, you are at risk for minor injuries such as shin splints or even major injuries like fractures.

      Running is a LOT of pounding on the body. Our bodies can take it, but we must build a solid base or risk getting injured.
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      NekoneMeowMixx wrote: »
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      THIS. I have mild asthma and just janky joints. I can hardly jog/walk a single mile without feeling like my lungs are going to burst. It's good that you wanna push yourself, but the important thing is that you DID it, so go you! :D
      Thank you I pushed myself today I am a very self consious person I dont like going out lol it may sound weird but I have condition SLI specific langauge impairment my school therapist said its hard for me to go to new areas and stuff but I dont care what anyone says I know I can do things I will continue to go outside my comfort zone and push
    • Posts: 595 Member
      It took me about a month to run one mile, and another month to run three miles. Couch to 5k is awesome.

      Now that I've been running about 4.5 years, I realized I much prefer running with some walk intervals. It doesn't have much effect on my overall pace and makes the activity more enjoyable.
    • Posts: 24 Member
      Why not drop in to a running clinic to get some face-to-face tailored advice for how to build up your stamina jogging? They'll be able to tell you about your running form(to prevent injury) and which weeks you could be seeing your milestones at.

      Good luck!
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      sofaking6 wrote: »
      It took me a few months to get up to two miles, then I had to stop and now I'm back to less than a mile. Don't shame yourself for where you're at now, just get out there and run.

      thank you and best of luck to you
    • Posts: 83 Member
      When I first started getting back into shape/running I couldn't run a mile without stopping, so I started walking on the treadmill on an incline. I started out at 3.0 mph on a 5 incline and every 5 minutes I would go up by one. I did that for 30 minutes, then when that became easy, I started out at 3.5 on a 10 incline and walked for 60 minutes. After a month or so I felt like I could run, so I gave it a shot, not only did a run a mile, I ran 5 miles non stop in 60 minutes. Just a thought, it may help, it may not, but it did for me.
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      MsWeightlift wrote: »
      Running was definitely a huge challenge for me, but don't expect to be so well right off the bat! It took me about 4 weeks to run comfortably for 3 miles. Hard to say, but enjoy the process and think of how far you've come! Most people aren't putting the effort you've put in so far.

      thank you I really appreicate the nice words
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      AsrarHussain wrote: »
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      iv done that today it took me 52 minutes to do 3 miles so next time I know

      I'd look at C25k
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      runfreer wrote: »
      Just going out and running 3 miles is not wise. Even if you can get through the miles, as a beginner, the toll on your body is too great. Your cardiovascular system adapts much faster than your musculoskeletal system. If you don't build up slowly, you are at risk for minor injuries such as shin splints or even major injuries like fractures.

      Running is a LOT of pounding on the body. Our bodies can take it, but we must build a solid base or risk getting injured.

      I jog then when I feel pain or anything I slow down understanding good pain and bad pain
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      Double__Tapp wrote: »
      When I first started getting back into shape/running I couldn't run a mile without stopping, so I started walking on the treadmill on an incline. I started out at 3.0 mph on a 5 incline and every 5 minutes I would go up by one. I did that for 30 minutes, then when that became easy, I started out at 3.5 on a 10 incline and walked for 60 minutes. After a month or so I felt like I could run, so I gave it a shot, not only did a run a mile, I ran 5 miles non stop in 60 minutes. Just a thought, it may help, it may not, but it did for me.

      I find incline hurts my knees esp on a treadmil
    • Posts: 2,153 Member
      I used a C25k program as well. The first run, I nearly died after only half a mile. It took me about 4 or 5 weeks to get up to being able to keep it going for a full 3 miles. You did a lot better than I did when I started, and i now regularly run 10k races and the occasional 10+ mile mud run. If you stick to a good program, you'll get there.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Check out "C25K" It is a program to train you to run a 5K, which is a little over 3 miles. You can get an app to help you as you do the intervals. I just finished "week 2-day 2" yesterday and did 3 miles in about 30 minutes mixing jogging and walking. You should really google C25K, there is a group around here you can join with other people doing the program.
    • Posts: 431 Member
      A lot of people can't jog 3 miles...I know I can't! Most of the programs you see use intervals to build up to a distance like that...run 1 minute, walk 2...run 3 minutes walk 2...it get's progressively harder. It's not something people can usually do out of the gate, so I wouldn't worry about it at all! It takes time :smile:
    • Posts: 1,424 Member
      grimendale wrote: »
      I used a C25k program as well. The first run, I nearly died after only half a mile. It took me about 4 or 5 weeks to get up to being able to keep it going for a full 3 miles. You did a lot better than I did when I started, and i now regularly run 10k races and the occasional 10+ mile mud run. If you stick to a good program, you'll get there.

      I can only wish to do 10 kg lol that is a achievement thank you I can hope I will try the program and see thanks
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