Couch to 5k

Juliette320
Juliette320 Posts: 144 Member
edited November 8 in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone lost weight doing this? if so how much? And how long did it take to start coming off? Any other things you would like to say about this? Feel free.

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  • NikkiP80
    NikkiP80 Posts: 17
    Its very popular because its broken down into sections that are achievable. The plan is simple and straightforward as well, I simplified it further by using an app on my phone. I call her Pam, she talks to me and tells me when to run and when to walk. I'm doing it again for the second time but using it this time to focus on increasing my speed.

    You can lose weight by doing it because it helps you to burn energy, but how much weight and when depends on your diet and other exercise.
  • dragonflybird
    dragonflybird Posts: 232
    Do couch to 10 K instead. Trust me.
  • Juliette320
    Juliette320 Posts: 144 Member
    Never heard of couch to 10 k. Going look it up.

    And PAM sounds nice, is it free ?
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    I'm doing this plan instead of the couch to 5k :Dhttp://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=1462924
  • Juliette320
    Juliette320 Posts: 144 Member
    Funny, I was looking up couch to 10 k and literally just stumbled on that link (: lol. So how
    Long have you been doing it?
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    I just started on Monday hehe. I LOVE it so far though :)
  • amygeorgina
    amygeorgina Posts: 7
    I started C25K last year and managed 2 weeks, found it strangely enjoyable despite weighing 20st (and probably shouldn't be running with my family history in knees!) but it was quite good and intend to start again tonight. I've also being using an app, I think it's called, Ease into 5k, and it tells you when to run and when to walk and you can create a running playlist too.

    Good luck!
  • dragonflybird
    dragonflybird Posts: 232
    Funny, I was looking up couch to 10 k and literally just stumbled on that link (: lol. So how
    Long have you been doing it?

    Couch to 10 K is a 13 week program. I literally could not run for 5 seconds. Now I'm running for an hour to an hour and a half at a time. The reason I went with 10 K is because I knew of other people who did the 5 K and then really wanted to bump it up to 10 K, so they had to buy another app called bridge to 10 K.
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