40 & Fed up

[Leahlouise03]

Hi everyone I'm leah and I started active 10 this week I really want to complete couch to 5k but am so unfit and over weight I thought I'd start walking first.

[slipstick]

Welcome Leah, that sounds like a good choice. The recommendation for C25K is that you should be able to walk for 30 minutes fairly briskly. The Active10 app will keep track of that for you and after a few weeks of consistent 30 minute walking 3 or 4 days a week C25K should be perfectly possible.

[Leahlouise03 in reply to slipstick]

Thank you 🙂

[Doris8 1000miles per year]

Hi good luck Leah on your journey, walking is a good place to start. 😊

[Leahlouise03 in reply to Doris8]

Thank you I'm so proud of myself I started walking my son to school I clocked up 100 minutes of brisk walking

[tofler in reply to Leahlouise03]

100 minutes of brisk walking is really good! I only started using the app yesterday but I'm enjoying it so far and I'm hoping that it's something that I can stick to after my initial enthusiasm wears off! How've you been getting on with it over the last few days?

[Leahlouise03 in reply to tofler]

Thank you I am really happy I hit the 250 minutes I can't quite believe it. I am really enjoying it though can already see some benefits. How are yoy finding it

[tofler in reply to Leahlouise03]

I'm only on my 3rd day of having the app, so I'm still getting used to how it works, but I like having something that keeps a record of the fact that I made the effort to go out and do some exercise. Is 250 minutes your overall total so far? That's really good! I think the app is telling me that I've done 63 minutes of brisk walking so far. I did a longer walk last Thursday, but I didn't have the app on my phone then. I'm not very good with apps and technology etc, ha ha!

[Leahlouise03 in reply to tofler]

Hi yes 250 was my overall since I started today I done 59 minutes brisk walking I can't lie I'm shattered lol

[tofler in reply to Leahlouise03]

Wow! That's brilliant! no wonder you're shattered after all that, but what a great achievement! 👍

[Leahlouise03 in reply to tofler]

Thanks so I'm proud of myself a month ago I could not even walk to the end if my road without crying I'm as I'm so overweight and unfit and now I'm doing 70 minutes brisk walking in 1 day

[tofler in reply to Leahlouise03]

That's great! It just goes to show that "little and often" really does make a difference, well done!

[Leahlouise03 in reply to tofler]

Thanks you for all your lovely words