Can't bring myself to run...

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  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
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    I agree with jogging in place.
    You should also start with a brisk walk... speed up until your jogging.
    If you get wheezy, slow down a bit then speed it up again.
    I have asthma so it's not easy for me to jog the entire time.
    YOU WILL get there.... push at it!


    ~Joanna:flowerforyou:
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
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    I agree with jogging in place.
    You should also start with a brisk walk... speed up until your jogging.
    If you get wheezy, slow down a bit then speed it up again.
    I have asthma so it's not easy for me to jog the entire time.
    YOU WILL get there.... push at it!


    ~Joanna:flowerforyou:
  • pmkelly409
    pmkelly409 Posts: 1,653 Member
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    Check out www.jeffgalloway.com

    First, you need to stop all the negative conversations you are having, start saying positive things to get motivated. Then start slow, do a combination walk/run - there are a ton of good programs to follow. The website above has a very easy one, so does www.runnersworld.com and www.coolrunnings.com

    Baby steps! You can do this!! :flowerforyou:
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
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    I agree with jogging in place.
    You should also start with a brisk walk... speed up until you're jogging.
    If you get wheezy, slow down a bit then speed it up again.
    I have asthma so it's not easy for me to jog the entire time.
    YOU WILL get there.... push at it!


    ~Joanna:flowerforyou:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
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    I've never heard of a running trampoline... how much do they cost? And do they.. err... support bigger people? :)

    the last one I got I think I paid about $45 for. Takes the guilt out of being a couch potato. :tongue:
  • abbychelle07
    abbychelle07 Posts: 656 Member
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    I decided to try and run last month. I went out thinking I would walk 1 minute, run 1 minute, etc. WRONG! It was more like walk 3 min, run 45 seconds. But I did it, even though I was huffing and puffing like a crazy person! I improved each time, and got up to walking 2 min, running 45 seconds without huffing and puffing after only 2 weeks! I went out every other day.

    Then I really hurt my shins one time, and I just walk again now. It has been three weeks and my shins still hurt a little after I walk 2 miles. I think I will wait until my legs don't hurt and then try to run again. I will stretch this time, too!

    Oh, and every time I ran, I gave myself a headache. I think I really overheated myself.

    Part of me thinks that I hurt my legs because I am 60+ lbs overweight and it is pretty jarring to my body. Maybe I could run easier and not hurt myself AFTER I lose more weight, and am closer to a healthy weight.
  • DaniUSA
    DaniUSA Posts: 74
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    If you dont like running/jogging why wanna doing it?

    I would never do something I dont like.

    There are so many opportunities doing sport.

    Choose something else that makes fun.
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
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    Excuse the 7 repeats :ohwell:
    Wasn't me:bigsmile:
  • FitJoani
    FitJoani Posts: 2,173 Member
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    dont be too rough do a run/walk training regimine 2 minutes running 3 walking or some combo like that for a half hour then after a week one more minute in each segment running one less walking even if you have to do a minute running to start do it...
  • mkeithley
    mkeithley Posts: 399
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    Maybe you could start off walking first, brisk to fast walking, to build up your endurance, to get you used to being out and moving. I prefer to run outdoors, when it's too cold I go to my gym and do elliptical, stairstepper and only 1-2 miles on the treadmill or indoor track. If there is an outdoor track where you live, you could start off by running the curves and walking the straight aways. Once you build up endurance you can runn the staight aways and walk the curves, then build up to doing a 1/2 lap, etc. When school lets out for summer soon no one is there so you won't be so self conscious.
  • edyta
    edyta Posts: 258
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    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 :wink:
    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:
  • edyta
    edyta Posts: 258
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    Oh, one more thing.
    ALWAYS remember to warm up before and cool down after running.
    At the beginning walk slow, than a bit faster for about 6-10 minutes. You can mix it with other light exercises.
    This is the way to make your body prepared to face the effort.
  • ali106
    ali106 Posts: 3,754 Member
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    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!:wink:

    hugs!
    Ali
  • REB89
    REB89 Posts: 493 Member
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    I am the same way about running, my shins start to hurt, I am gasping for air, and all the while my marathon running brother just keeps telling me, you just have to build up to it and you'll be fine. Um no.

    My shins give me problems even during a brisk paced walk as well, but lately they have been feeling much better. I

    This is common if the shoes don't fit correctly. Theoretically if you get good shoes (preferably fitted at a specialist running shop) this shouldn't happen!
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
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    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.
  • Jamariqui
    Jamariqui Posts: 43
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    Ease yourself back in to running. Start out slow and then work up. This is coming from a person who too HATED running, because it was always a negative experience. Then I tried the couch 2 5k running program, from coolrunnings.com. It's a great 9 week routine that builds up your endurance, and eases you into a 30 min straight run. Right now I'm able to run 20 mins straight, as me 2 months ago if I thought that was possible I would have laughed.

    Good luck
  • sgtinvincible
    sgtinvincible Posts: 2,559
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    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. :wink:
  • edyta
    edyta Posts: 258
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    This looks like a good place to start:
    http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/smartcoach/beginner/0,7146,s6-238-277-278-0,00.html
    You can follow this program if you like it. There are more tips on this site as well.
    :flowerforyou:
  • yellow_pepper
    yellow_pepper Posts: 708 Member
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    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.

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