I want to JOG!! Ideas for a beginner :)

My advice? Just do it! :-) That's the hardest part! Actually, getting a good pair of running shoes should be the first thing-that is very important. Once you have those, just slowly ease into jogging while you walk. Even if it's just for 20 seconds. See what your body can do. If that is nothing, try jogging for a minute and then walking for 2. If you look up the Couch to 5K program, there is TONS of information out there.

When you are starting, you may want to just run every other day. And make sure that you are warming up, cooling down, and stretch! For me, stretching is the most important part of running, and I spend a TON of time on it.

Good luck, you can rock it!

Have a look here - http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx

get a pair of running shoes, (not cross trainers or gym shoes) and a very supportive sports bra, and away you go.

I'm on week 4.

Good Luck.

Yep, c25k program is a great way to go. I have never been a runner, but with this program will be starting on week 6 today! It's working great for me.

Looking for a local running club can also help. Particularly if you find working out with other people motivating. Most groups will have a begginers group you can run with and you get the benifit of the advice of the leaders.

Would highly recommend Couch to 5k. I did that first and now am on week 12 of Couch to 10k. I am running 5 miles about 3 times per week.

C25K is great if you can or else just do some intervals, either do 20 seconds jog. 20secs walk or, if you know your route, give yourself certain points that you will jog to then walk to.

Then, after time, you can test how far you have on by how many 'points' you make it round without stopping. Which is exactly wha tI am going to do tonight! :-) x

When I started running I began by alternating between walking and running...
each time pushing myself further than before...
eventually I was only walking during my warm up and cooldown

Just do it!! make a kick *kitten* playlist and just go with the flow. There's no set standard or time...its you against you!

Definitively give C25k a try...my sister did it and she just ran her 1st half marathon a couple weeks ago, I'm close to halfway through it. It's great .
Get yourself a good pair of shoes, and if you don't have a smartphone to dl the app to (like me) find a pod cast...there are plenty for all music styles...just google it and load it onto your mp3 player of choice. Don't be afraid to repeat weeks...take it slow...only do a speed you can handle for a length of time you can handle and you'll get there!
Good Luck!

Good for you! I've been running for over 15 years and love it. I can tell you I hated it when I started though and NEVER thought I would be a runner. Everyone above has given you really good advice. You want to start really slow with a walk, jog, walk (you will be walking more than running at the beginning. Here is a great new runners program from Runners World:

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-520--9397-0,00.html

Good luck!!

I, personally, HATE the stupid Couch to 5K program and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. My advice is to research marathoner and Olympian, Jeff Galloway',s run/walk interval program. He has a proven program that will take you from non-runner to runner by adding intervals into your runs. This is especially important for beginners who can't run for long periods of time yet. I took 21 minutes off my half marathon time by using the Galloway run/walk method. I recommend that!

What do you hate about it?

As it is recommended by Health service in the UK it seemed like a sensible one to follow.

i like it:bigsmile: BUT it really has anoying music lol :explode:

I did this last year. Great results!!! Basically, I bought a good pair of running shoes, a sports bra and mapped out some runs around my house by blocking out 1/4 mile increments. I would go out and run as far as I could, then slow to a speed walk until I felt able to run again, then run again. I made sure my running wasn't so fast that I got out of breath, usually my slow downs were due to my legs feeling like they were going to fall off (and starting to stumble a bit). Double checking it at the gym, turns out I run 5.0 mpg which is a 12 min mile.

With time, I was able to go further before slowing down and I was able to go further altogether. When I started, I had just quit smoking after 34 years of it and was unable to run next door. I had to sit down after each 1/4 mile and rest. Eventually, I was able to go 5k with only a couple of walk rests. It didn't do a lot for my weight, but it did miracles for my shape. My butt and thighs changed shape and how my clothes fit improved a great deal.

This year I'm doing zumba and kickboxing for my cardio, just as a change of pace. I still run a mile as a warmup on weight lifting days. Ha! A mile used to be my entire workout. Now it's just my warmup. :bigsmile:

So short answer? Just go do it. There is no secret to starting other than getting out there and doing it.

I am starting my THIRD week of Couch to 5K .....and I have never, ever, ever, been athletic or even able to run my whole life. (Im 43. ) So far, I have been able to do the intervals that is instructed to do. Try it......and see what happens! If I can do this....Im going to try a harder goal and push myself for more! : ) Best of luck!

I, personally, HATE the stupid Couch to 5K program and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. My advice is to research marathoner and Olympian, Jeff Galloway',s run/walk interval program. He has a proven program that will take you from non-runner to runner by adding intervals into your runs. This is especially important for beginners who can't run for long periods of time yet. I took 21 minutes off my half marathon time by using the Galloway run/walk method. I recommend that!

Really, it's "stupid"? Clearly you know nothing about it because it IS a run/walk interval program. The program is designed for nine-weeks but you work at your own pace so you add run intervals as you can handle it.

Read their message boards and you'll find tens - if not hundreds - of thousands of people who have learned to run with that program. If you're doing half marathons then you are in an entirely different world than those of us who do not know how to run.

Galloway's program is good and I'm doing it this summer, but it isn't offered everywhere and the Couch to 5k program WORKS, plus you don't need to find a group.

I started with the C25k App ( run double) back in July of 2011 and thought Id die after jogging 30 seconds, Fast forward to this last saterday I ran 12.1 miles non stop. GET good shoes, Stretch well and when they say to start slow, you don't need to run 10 minute miles to begin with. you don't need to jog any faster than you can speed walk in the beginning, just learn good form and go.