What is the most effective way to start jogging/running?
I just recently (2 months ago) started training weights and doing (stationary) cardio at the gym. I will start training kickboxing this week and am looking for a good way to start jogging. Presently, I can’t even run half a mile without having to stop and walk. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
i recommend taking it slow at first and working your way up to at least a mile try for two, but slowly challenge yourself to improve. alo of ppl will give up as soon as their sides start to hurt or gett out of breath but if you want to improve faster you have to force yourself to keep goin through it. i say if your not throughin up you havent ran far enough
Slow and easy does it. Try running at a conversational pace — that’s Zone 2 or low Zone 3 to build baseline endurance. See how long you can do it without walking.
Assuming that would be around 20 minutes, increase time by 10% per week and try to jog/run at least 3x a week so that you can build endurance instead of just maintaining. In 2 or 3 months you should be approaching 10K territory. Remember, keep it easy and steady to avoid injury — no macho man sprints or impromptu racing to impress a “Trail Nymph” (Yeah, the really good looking girl that runs a 7 min mile and laughs as she passes you like you were standing still.)