DFW Running Club!!

chickadee

Just sent you my plan. Thanks coach

jenjade

hi all seen this thread before but it has just clicked what it is about can i come in?

RichOneday_2

chickadee wrote: »

Just sent you my plan. Thanks coach

I've ri-jigged the other runs around the races and sent it back. Looks like a good set of races!:D

hypno06

jenjade wrote: »

hi all seen this thread before but it has just clicked what it is about can i come in?

Welcome aboard!!

jenjade

so what do i need to do? i have started jogging last month and i am building it up (slowly)

hypno06

jenjade - just let us know what it is you are doing, what you are aiming for, how fast you go, how many times a week etc - then we chivvy each other along to go further and faster, no matter how bloomin cold it is outside

Rich is the resident guru so if you are training for something specific, whether it is soon, or a long way off, he will tell you what you should be doing to get your goal!

becky_rtw

Hello JenJade and welcome - as Hypno says really

RichOneday_2

Hi Jenjade, welcome along!:D

Getting started is a big effort, so well done on that.

As Hypno said you must have a reason that prompted you to get started with the most common ones being to lose weight, to get fitter, to run a 10K charity race next summer or to run a marathon in some distant point in the future.

It really doesn't matter what the reason is, its whatever you choose, but the purpose will determine what kind of exercise you should be doing which is why Hypno was asking questions in that direction.

jenjade

well i don't have an event or a date to aim for but i would like to lose a stone (to start with) and be able to jog much further i am not bothered how fast i jog just the distance really.

So my aim is to lose a stone and get fitter!

RichOneday_2

jenjade wrote: »

well i don't have an event or a date to aim for but i would like to lose a stone (to start with) and be able to jog much further i am not bothered how fast i jog just the distance really.

So my aim is to lose a stone and get fitter!

Lose a stone? Easy peasy!:p

No, I'm joking it does take some effort but its more about consistency than doing anything hard. I'm talking from a background of having lost 4 stone in the last 18 weeks or so.

The great news is that the slower you go and the less effort you put in the quicker you will lose weight, with the ultimate weight loss exercise being walking.

You burn the same calories by covering a mile regardless of whether you walk the mile, run it in 15 minutes or run it in 6 minutes.

However, the slower you cover the mile the bigger the proportion of the 100 calories burnt is provided by fat, the quicker you cover the mile the bigger the proportion of calories is provided by glycogen, which will need quickly replacing.

So slow miles and walking is your answer to a level you are comfortable with. Don't do anything that feels like a strain. Once you've lost the stone you may feel like getting a bit more ambitious .....