Running - Just Do It????

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JmeD

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Hi All,

I just signed up today and wanting to find out your experiences with running and its effectiveness?

After a lifetime of saying I couldn't run.. I figured if I could have children I surely can run!! Well I am only a week in and am seeing that my distance is improving... However, I eat a lot (have 12 kgs to lose) so not seeing anything on the scales.

Just wanting to know from all you runners out there how far and fast and often you run in order to see the results?? And how fast you saw them????

Thanks!!!:bigear::bigear::bigear:
 
I am not a runner - and doubt that I will ever be.

I do however know a lot of people on this forum and others over the years have progressed their running well with the "couch to 5K program". I would check out references to that if I were you.

This is what the UK National Health Service website says about Couch to 5K.




Good luck.
 
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I feel like running makes me lose too much weight. I am already skinny enough as is. I didnt use to be that way but now I am trying to gain weight. So I say it depends on your body type really. You can still workout and sweat and be conditioned but it doesn't have to be running.

I will vouch for that running definitely does give results. Just keep at it and most importantly watch your diet also.
 
I wish I could run but for my plantar problem. Only thing I can say is to begin very easy and build up to more speed and distance. I know a guy who thought he'd get into marathons so right after beginning, started to pile on miles and as warned, developed foot, leg, and hip problems. Easy does it.

To your question, IMO it's very effective in burning a lot of calories, so = loss of fat. It's interesting to read about the Kenyan and Ethiopian runners, (you know those guys that win most of the running races?) Google Kenyan runners and read about their training, diet, and body weight.
 
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Running and running can make you skinny. My aim is to lose fat while gaining muscle mass. I do sprinting for 1 minute and walking briskly for another minute, I do these things vice versa for a total of 15 minutes. Trust me it works well.
 
This varies from person to person so its hard to say how far, hard etc. Your first priority is your eating habit. You can't outrun what you ate. If you already have that taken care of, start small. Walk a few blocks and work your way up to a mile. Slowly increase the speed that you're comfortable with and start keeping track of your time.
 
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