Can't bring myself to run...

I was exactly the same!
When I bought my HRM I realized how high my hr gets as I run!!! This was the problem I was feeling soooo horrible running. I was always choosing riding a bike
As far as I remember you have a HRM? If so, set your goal for a high but reasonable hr and walk or jog to keep this hr for a while. With every training you'll jog more and walk less. That's what I did and now I can run for 40 minutes with maybe 3-5 minutes walking and it's really fun!
It's a little frustrating that I have to run slowly to maintain 150 or 160 hr but it's really getting better all the time.

Try that, running can really be fun :flowerforyou:

I taught my friend who swore she could never do it....she never walked much either.....and now the girl is running 1/2 marathons! She has an asthma too.

We'd start out walking, then pick a point of destination...like lets run to the end of this block, to that tree whatever it is....counting was making her nuts so we used object....you could use a song too like jog until the chorus comes on....who cares if you only run a few seconds, each time you're building up resistance and it will get there!

I wish you a lot of luck....and I also agree that walking/power walking is amazing for your bod too!

also jogging a slow pace is fine....its actually easier on your lungs....you increase the speed as you get stronger...but whatever you do you do what feels good for you!

I think its great to try new things...you never know what will click w/ ya!

hugs!
Ali

Thanks for all of the advice guys. My friends and I go walking almost every night now, plus I've been doing aerobics/jogging in place for about a week. I always wanted to run, but I was so astoundingly bad at it, and shy about looking bad doing it, that I never stuck with it any of the times I tried.

I think I'm going to try to start getting to bed/waking up an hour earlier so I can go for a half hour of interval training in the morning, then come home from work for a walk/some aerobics. Exercise is starting to become addicting, even moreso now with the HRM.

Heya buddy, I know your pain. All I can say is that it gets easier the more you do it. Running is one of those things some people were built to do, and some people weren't. I DO NOT have a runners build, and I'll never run marathons, but I eventually built up to running 3 or so miles which is totally adequite for what I need to do. Just know it *does* get easier. Stick with it, it's more mental than physical. I know you can do it bro.

Running has always meant me feeling terrible, both physically and about myself... I need to figure out how to associate it with being happy in my head. Its silly but I'm almost scared to run.

You know that feeling you had as a kid when you were chasing someone in the playground, or being chased, just a short distance? Try to find that simple thrill when you do your next running intervals.

A lot of people just starting out get trapped into thinking they should just run as long as they can, at the slowest pace that still qualifies as a run. Where's the fun in that?

Try running around a park kicking a soccer ball, ambush a flock of geese - really! Do something that makes you laugh, or at least smile, when you're running. Then you can carry these memories - in your mind and your muscles - with you as you run farther and faster.

Don't be afraid to get a little winded. Just walk it out until you feel ready to go again.