Jogging for beginners
Three things are true, we believe: 1) there are too many articles focussed on expert joggers and not on beginners. 2) too many beginner joggers give up too early before they have really received any benefit and 3) everyone can jog!
In this article I hope to not only give beginners something to read but explain how you can beat the pain barrier and also how we can all benefit from jogging or running.
Firstly, it really doesn’t matter what weight you are: you can still jog. As long as you can walk to the end of a short garden without passing out and you don’t need to be airlifted out through the ceiling then you too can enjoy the feel of being outside in the fresh air. Another thing: it will be painful, because everything is to begin with, right? That’s no excuse to throw in the towel early. Here is a common scenario which you may or may not associate with:
go at your own pace. Do this for at least 2 weeks, or until you feel more comfortable
Jane has had 3 children and doesn’t have time to jog or train. She also weighs more than she likes and gets bad shin-splints when she tries to jog. So she doesn’t bother. She just ignore her doctor, who says that everyone can jog if they really put their mind to it.
Sound familiar? I’m willing to bet that with more than a few of you it is.
Here’s how to break through the pain barrier:
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start very slow. By that I mean so you are basically walking but picking your feet up to propel you forward. And…
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Don’t make the mistake of breaking into a sprint in those brand-new saucony running shoes …there’s no need to. Just go at your own pace. Do this for at least 2 weeks, or until you feel more comfortable with picking up the pace.
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Do breathe properly: not sharp short breaths, but medium ones where you breathe in through your mouth and then out through your nose. We are all different so if you feel like you need to adjust the way you do this as you run, feel free. There is no real right or wrong way to do this, so it’s all a bit of trial and error, really.
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After a few weeks you should be much more comfortable. By this time you can listen to music and you won’t need to concentrate so much on breathing. Sound good? That’s because it is, and we can all learn to do it!
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