…I couldn’t jog 1/4 of a mile if I wanted to.
I shared with my husband how real the dream felt and how I always wanted to learn how to jog. He told me that it was a great exercise and its FREE. (hint hint) I get what he was saying because I’ve been in every kind of gym and exercise class (spinning, step aerobics, dance aerobics, weight training, tae bo, Denise Austin) and never truly been committed to any of them…But I always wanted to be a runner. I always admired the shape of their legs and their stamina and I wanted that for myself. So I decided to go on the internet and see if I could find a schedule of some sorts. The training schedule I found was quite simple and great for beginners (its actually titled ”Couch to 5k Running Plan”). Sound like a WINNER 
So here is the schedule I’m going to start next week: (I think I’m going to shoot for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays)
| Week | Workout 1 | Workout 2 | Workout 3 |
| 1 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. |
| 2 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. |
| 3 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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| 4 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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| 5 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking. |
| 6 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking. |
| 7 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). |
| 8 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). |
| 9 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). | The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). |
If you have any information or tips about jogging/running that could help me I will greatly appreciate it. Oh yeah, I have flat feet. Can anyone suggest some good running shoes.
I’ve heard so many good things about the Couch to 5K so that’s a great start. I guess you could say I’m a jogger. I’ve done it on and off for several years and have recently gotten more serious about it since I got the Nike+ sensor. I love it! I didn’t follow a specific plan when I first started, but I pretty much did intervals of jogging and walking for a long time.
Even when I jog now, I start off walking and when I find myself out of breath I slow down to walking. I think you’ll do great. I don’t have much advice, except I remember a friend telling me just to breathe through my nose the entire time even when you find yourself wanting to breathe through your mouth. Good luck!
Listen Sis. you have no idea that you were up my alley. I’ve always wanted to begin running. I’ve tried in the past. Never stuck with it. I’ll encourage you, if you’ll encourage me. I just need to start walking. I think I may just start to loose some inches.
Peace.
We definitely need to start with walking and if you like maybe we can get a clan of us to go and walk around the town. Have a meetup spot or go to the track. I would love to have a walking buddy. Wouldn’t it be great if one day we could actually run a whole lap around the track. I’m so excited. We must talk.
God Bless.
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I loveeeee the idea of making this a group thing. My schedule is tight but please keep me posted on when you ladies will meet up so I can attempt to go.
Good to see someone else participating in the Couch-to-5K. I just finished my third week and have lost almost 10 lbs (my next weigh in is Monday…hopefully I’ll see a few more lbs come off). The C25K is something that has helped me tremendously. Good luck with your pursuit of shedding the weight!