Couch to 5k?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I suppose I don't really count as starting from scratch since I'm never entirely sedentary, but I do find that when I've laid off running for a while and get back into it, it's best if I at least do some light jogging 5 days a week to start. You might want to alternate with a very light version on the in between days, but I agree that at the beginning, taking a day off tends to impeed my initial progress.

Painting and moving has been my preferred method of exercise for a while. Hopefully once that's settled I'll be switching to regular swimming as we now have a swimming pool mere steps away from our front door.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I suppose I don't really count as starting from scratch since I'm never entirely sedentary, but I do find that when I've laid off running for a while and get back into it, it's best if I at least do some light jogging 5 days a week to start. You might want to alternate with a very light version on the in between days, but I agree that at the beginning, taking a day off tends to impeed my initial progress.

I'm only really starting from scratch as far as running goes. We've been swimming all summer and we walk a lot all year. Plus I'm up and about with the kids a lot. Even when I was dancing 20+ hours a week running was still difficult to start. It seems that any of the muscles I've ever used are opposite from the muscles you need to run.

We're walking (briskly!) on the days we aren't scheduled to run, so I suppose we'll just see if we feel like jogging on those days. Today my shins are a bit splinty, so walking it is!