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Just signed up, not great with technology, is there a set programme, if so where do I find it to see what is required for week 1

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There is a set programme, yes. It is for 3 sessions per week for 9 weeks.

Look here nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/Pages/... where it gives you the plan for each week. When you click on each week to see the programme, it also gives you the option of downloading the audio - which consists of 'Laura' telling you when to run and when to walk, with music tracks to run to. And Laura encourages you too, which is great! So all you have to do is follow the instructions, rater than trying to time yourself.

You will need to be good enough at technology to download it and then transfer it to some device you can listen to as you run - an MP3 player, or phone...

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