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I've done cardio consistently all my life up until a year ago. I've gained a lot of weight but don't feel I have to fear heart problems or any other conditions that might inhibit my running.


Basically I plan on running ~3 miles 5 times a week. What are some of the health risks that might arise from doing no exercise to running this amount?


I know I should probably start out doing less but I'll push myself to do this distance if no SERIOUS complications will come from it. I figured it would take me about 3 - 4 weeks of this kind of running to start feeling good again.
 
I would seriously re-think that plan. Going from nothing to that will for sure give you some injury, especially if you have some weight to carry. I would first get a check up from your dr to be SURE there isn't anything other than weight to worry about. Then I would gradually work up to the 3 miles. If you do that right off the bat, even if you don't get injured for a while..and even if you can complete it, you will for sure get very sore and it may discourage you for good. Start every other day with a mile of walk/run. If thats too easy go to a straight mile of running every other day that second week. The third week maybe go a mile straight run, followed by a mile walk/run...etc. Take it from someone who has tried to do it all at once and got very injured from it....you don't want to do that, no matter how tempting it seems. You will get faster, fitter and leaner in the long run if you start it slow.
 
sorry Sparrow, it's like I'm your side kick or somemthing.... but to this poster I gotta say. She is right! you are going to get hurt, or more likely than that is YOU WILL QUIT! do not put yourself in that place mentally. You can use your concience to get maybe a week or even two of that done, but your sub-concience will undermine the whole routine most likely.

on the other hand. If you are "all in" and are going to do it regardless. We will try and cheer you on.

how much do you weigh? let's see some pics and start a journal.
 
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