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Can only jog 3 minutes, is that horrible?

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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    The first time I ran in earnest, I felt like I was going to die. It gets easier if you stick with it. Also, running is especially hard.
  • MinuitMinuet
    MinuitMinuet Posts: 156 Member
    Doing fine. As you lose, your time will increase. Stay at 3min for a week then push for 4 the next week. Etc etc. add walking between bouts of jogging. Maybe you can job 3 min. Walk 10. Jog 3. That's what they do in my kids karate class. The walk, run, walk, run. As the kids gain more energy, they decrease walk and increase run.
  • rebben23
    rebben23 Posts: 24 Member
    As someone said to me when I was starting out: "A mile walking or a mile running-- it's still a mile either way!" Three minutes of jogging is fantastic, but focus more on endurance/distance, then build up the speed :)
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