So I went for a run for the 1st time in almost a year and I am in awful shape. I have lots of free time at the moment and I was wondering if jogging multiple times a day is good or bad? I am not concerned with losing or gaining weight at the moment, mostly just my cardio/endurance. Please help!
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Jogging multiple times daily, good or bad?
- Thread starter bvtspyderman
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It is not so much the number of times you run per day, but the total miles. Going from zero to multiple miles for someone who is in awful shape is hard on the body.
I would suggest that you take up another activity, in addition to running, such as swimming or cycling or weight training with free time on your hands. Also, follow one of the couch to 5k training plans. These plans will slowly increase your running volume which will reduce the risk of overuse injuries.
How big are you?
I would suggest that you take up another activity, in addition to running, such as swimming or cycling or weight training with free time on your hands. Also, follow one of the couch to 5k training plans. These plans will slowly increase your running volume which will reduce the risk of overuse injuries.
How big are you?
It is not so much the number of times you run per day, but the total miles. Going from zero to multiple miles for someone who is in awful shape is hard on the body.
I would suggest that you take up another activity, in addition to running, such as swimming or cycling or weight training with free time on your hands. Also, follow one of the couch to 5k training plans. These plans will slowly increase your running volume which will reduce the risk of overuse injuries.
How big are you?
I currently weigh 220 and I am 6ft. I just quit smoking so I have horrible endurance.
I'd say go with how you feel and what you think you can keep up- theres no point setting yourself goals you will find it too much to keep up with a few months down the line. Make realistic goals.
Maybe work on your endurance- this can be done, especially if you are just starting to change and have just stopped smoking, things can only get better, right?
Something I do to get myself doing something which otherwise is too difficult for me to do are to un/jump/whatever it is for 1 min, then slow down for 1 min. Repeat till your satisfied with what you have done. When you get better increase your time/reps, when you run out of time, increase the work time and decrease the rest time. Eventually set out to run/workout without stopping.
Its important to remember your exercise regieme is only as good as your rest. When you workout you tear at muscle fibers, you wear out your joints, you tire yourself out. If you don't rest no only are you not as able to workout as hard when you come back to what you do, but you also can't repair your muscles or joints or anywhere else you worked out. Its the repair part which makes your body stronger and better for next time. Unles you rest, you wont be able to repair.
Maybe work on your endurance- this can be done, especially if you are just starting to change and have just stopped smoking, things can only get better, right?
Something I do to get myself doing something which otherwise is too difficult for me to do are to un/jump/whatever it is for 1 min, then slow down for 1 min. Repeat till your satisfied with what you have done. When you get better increase your time/reps, when you run out of time, increase the work time and decrease the rest time. Eventually set out to run/workout without stopping.
Its important to remember your exercise regieme is only as good as your rest. When you workout you tear at muscle fibers, you wear out your joints, you tire yourself out. If you don't rest no only are you not as able to workout as hard when you come back to what you do, but you also can't repair your muscles or joints or anywhere else you worked out. Its the repair part which makes your body stronger and better for next time. Unles you rest, you wont be able to repair.
I'd say go with how you feel and what you think you can keep up- theres no point setting yourself goals you will find it too much to keep up with a few months down the line. Make realistic goals.
Maybe work on your endurance- this can be done, especially if you are just starting to change and have just stopped smoking, things can only get better, right?
Something I do to get myself doing something which otherwise is too difficult for me to do are to un/jump/whatever it is for 1 min, then slow down for 1 min. Repeat till your satisfied with what you have done. When you get better increase your time/reps, when you run out of time, increase the work time and decrease the rest time. Eventually set out to run/workout without stopping.
Its important to remember your exercise regieme is only as good as your rest. When you workout you tear at muscle fibers, you wear out your joints, you tire yourself out. If you don't rest no only are you not as able to workout as hard when you come back to what you do, but you also can't repair your muscles or joints or anywhere else you worked out. Its the repair part which makes your body stronger and better for next time. Unles you rest, you wont be able to repair.
A 6' 220# fellow who is in awful shape should not be jumping. That is a recipe for disaster. If you develop a soft tissue injury like shin splints early on that will be emotionally and physically counterproductive and will make your goals of becoming fit monumentally more difficult.
A 6' 220# fellow who is in awful shape should not be jumping. That is a recipe for disaster. If you develop a soft tissue injury like shin splints early on that will be emotionally and physically counterproductive and will make your goals of becoming fit monumentally more difficult.
Did you manage to read the first part that mentioned going with how he felt?
The jumping part was a vague attempt at including all forms of exercising, it was not specificly mentioning jumping. If you follow what I was trying to say all be it unprofessionally and cak-handidly as I am not (and never claimed to be) an expert, the reply I made was about building up exercise rather then going at it all day every day. 1 min on, 1 min off.
Jumping was put in the same scheme as running or "whatever" as I do not know if the OP goes to a gym or keeps to the outdoors. If they use the eliptical machine, also do spinning classes or run up hill to train And btw you can still get shinsplints "just" from running (and over doing it) not just from jumping (as I have proven to myself). If the OP goes by the initial suggestion to go with how he feels, he may not have even considered jumping, it was just a vauge statement, I assume that he had the intelligence to see this.