I did it!
amycakes812
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So, I am really not a runner. I do a lot of other physical acitvity, but I have always hated running. Since I joined the gym I have been trying to incorporate some sprints on the treadmill. Last week I did 2 quarter mile sprints and was really excited. Then today I decided to hit the treadmill after I got through with my weights. I set the speed at 6 mph and started running, my goal was to go 1 mile. I got into my ipod and ended up doing 2 miles!! My next goal will be to increase the speed a bit, then try to work up to going farther. I am SO proud of myself right now! As an added bonus, I burned over 1000 calories today! :bigsmile:
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So, I am really not a runner. I do a lot of other physical acitvity, but I have always hated running. Since I joined the gym I have been trying to incorporate some sprints on the treadmill. Last week I did 2 quarter mile sprints and was really excited. Then today I decided to hit the treadmill after I got through with my weights. I set the speed at 6 mph and started running, my goal was to go 1 mile. I got into my ipod and ended up doing 2 miles!! My next goal will be to increase the speed a bit, then try to work up to going farther. I am SO proud of myself right now! As an added bonus, I burned over 1000 calories today! :bigsmile:0
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That's awesome! Congrats! Sounds like you hit "runner's high". I had that a few years ago where running started to be more of an outlet than exercise! Keep it up!0
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How do you do that? My chest feels like it is going to explode after 3 minutes!0
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How do you do that? My chest feels like it is going to explode after 3 minutes!
That's how I used to feel! I started doing higher impact cardio to get my body used to working harder. I usually walk between 4 to 4.5 mph. I slowly started to increase my speed until I was sprinting for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Once that was comfortable and I wasn't completely winded I added in more time. It really did feel like a high today once I got into it!0 -
WOW, that is so great, keep up the great work.0
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How do you do that? My chest feels like it is going to explode after 3 minutes!
Just slow down your running a bit ... It took me a while to figure this out but slowing down helped me go for longer which was an amazing accomplishment for me ! Now, I can speed it up a bit.0 -
That's impressive! Good for you!0
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