I cant even jog 3 miles what a joke

AsrarHussain
AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
edited November 21 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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  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 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.
  • csman49
    csman49 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.
  • DavPul
    DavPul 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.
  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 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?
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 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.

  • sweetochiken
    sweetochiken Posts: 51 Member
    You gotta start somewhere , try jumping rope like rocky ;-).
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    I can't jog 10 feet, so you're up on me.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad 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!
  • NekoneMeowMixx
    NekoneMeowMixx Posts: 410 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.

    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
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 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.

    thank u
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain 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
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 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.
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain 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.
    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.

    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
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 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!

    iv done that today it took me 52 minutes to do 3 miles so next time I know
  • MsWeightlift
    MsWeightlift 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.
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
    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
  • runfreer
    runfreer 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.
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 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.

    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
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie 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.
  • kyrah702
    kyrah702 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!
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain 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
  • Double__Tapp
    Double__Tapp 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.
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 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.

    thank you I really appreicate the nice words
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad 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!

    iv done that today it took me 52 minutes to do 3 miles so next time I know

    I'd look at C25k
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain 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
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 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.

    I find incline hurts my knees esp on a treadmil
  • grimendale
    grimendale 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.
  • jhdawson83
    jhdawson83 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.
  • CaitlinW19
    CaitlinW19 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:
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain 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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