Beginners Running ProgramThis beginners running program was designed with myself in mind! I always wanted to love running and become running fit but I never quite got there. UNTIL NOW! I have fallen in love with running, and if I miss a run, I feel sad all day! So why did I struggle to get into it for so long? Whenever I began a beginners running program I would always make a crucial mistake. I would always push myself TOO hard. It would become uncomfortable and since when do human beings stick with things they don't enjoy? Hardly ever! If something is fun, we'll do it forever! So this beginners running program is for anyone who has tried to fall in love with running, but never quite got there. For anyone who WANTS to be a runner, but has never really built up that running fitness. Beginners Running Program Map out a distance of between 3 and 6 kilometers. NO MORE than 6 kilometers. Preferably on a flat section of road (with streetlights - you'll see why in a minute). Start out by running every SECOND day. This will give you a chance to recover between runs and power up for the next one. Power walk for at least five minutes before you start running, to warm up those muscles. After you are nice and warm, start running at a nice pace for the distance of TWO streetlights! Then WALK for the distance of ONE streetlight. RUN for two and walk for one. Even when you feel you may have energy enough to run for longer, keep taking those short walking breaks. If running for two streetlights feels too challenging, then start off by running for ONE, and walking for ONE. THEN move to running for two, walking for one. Over time GRADUALLY increase it so you're running for three, walking for one, then running for four, walking for one, etc. As your stiffness between runs decreases and your ability increases, you can start to run EVERY DAY! When you are able to run the entire distance with fun and enjoyment, ONLY THEN increase the distance or start adding in some hills to your runs! You'll find that this beginners running program is actually FUN! ENORMOUS fun! By pacing yourself this way, you never get too tired, the walking breaks are so regular that when you run again, you actually RUN, no slow painful shuffling, actual RUNNING, and you get that rush of endorphins, you feel like a playful child again. The streetlights are of course evenly spaced and the regular walking breaks mean you never get too exhausted, but yet always keep up a high heart rate and a good running speed. What may surprise you is that the time it takes you to cover that distance when you're taking those regular walking breaks is almost the SAME as if you had to run the whole way. Those short walking breaks do not slow you down significantly! They just keep you strong for the sections where you do run. If you had to run the whole way you would be getting progressively slower as you became more exhausted. Running burns fat off at a nice rate, and we all know other running health benefits, such as increased cardiovascular health, more energy, more love for living, more endorphins, just MORE of everything GOOD, and less of anything BAD! See you on the ROAD!
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