I'm not really sure if this plan is any good for me???
I'm wanting to start c25k, but i'm a bit concerned that i'm too old and overweight to do it safely. I'm in reasonable health, don't smoke and walk the dogs regularly. I currently walk between 3000 and 7000 steps a day. My weight is an issue, however i'm not overweight to the point that it impedes my mobility. Does anyone in my position have any feedback?
Thank you in advance
Hi
I am 56 and well over overweight . I am on Wk5 just done first run. A few weeks ago I would have never believed I could run for 5 minutes x3 and looking forward to tomorrow's run.
Definitely try it ,it's working for me and with a change in diet I have lost over a stone.
Oh my goodness....49??? Old???? Are you kidding??? You're a spring chicken compared to some on here!!! Of course you can do it!!! If you take it steady & slow...listen to your body but most of all enjoy it. If you need any advice at all, you will get it on here along with loads of encouragement...we all run along with each other & are interested in one another's journeys....I didn't think I was capable of it & I've nearly finished week 8...it hasn't been easy, I've def had my ups & downs but with the help of my 'running family' I've had lots of surprises along the way...I love running now & I never thought those words would come out of my mouth!!!! Welcome to the forum...
This programme is perfect for you, I promise! On this forum are people of all ages, shapes and sizes, some with physical or mental health challenges and if you read through you will see that the programme works for all of them😁
The programme is not specifically for weight loss but you will find yourself becoming sleeker and more toned. If you follow a healthy diet at the same time you may lose some weight too.
I think that a walking background is a very good underpinning to this plan, although different muscles involved.
The main advice is to jog really slowly.
I started this 5 months ago, I'm 55 and a dog walker like you. Not overweight but not particularly fit. Sunday I ran my second 10k🏃♀️
So it works. Download the app and put your trainers on. Follow the instructions and keep coming here for support and chivying
Oh, and enjoy yourself...you are about to change your life 😁🏃🎉
Hi you sound just like me 16 weeks ago I took a look at myself and decided I wasn't over the hill at 49 work has gone quiet and I spend more time sat at a desk than out in the field I weighed 14.8st and started back at a gym on the cross trainer and resistance machines. I now weigh 13.2st I changed my diet to cut out as much rubbish as I could and ate more fruit and fresh vegetables drank 2 lts of water a day when I didn't usually drink any I adapted very quickly and after a month or so I decided to spice up the gym with the couch to 5k app on the phone on the treadmill it took time but the app worked I didn't give up and even managed a few un official 5ks in week 8 , I have never run out doors but on Saturday I joined park run and ran my first 5k at Clumber park I wasn't racing the clock but I did it in 31.44 came 145 out of 226 and was the 15th male in my age group to finish and the feeling I got when I finished was fantastic , Im loving it and Saturday cant come soon enough so I can do my next run , I`m sure you can do It too
There's only one way to find out..give it a go !
Someone said the other day they started when they were 70? I'm sure older people have been mentioned but that's the last person I specifically remember.
There are so many people on here of all shapes, sizes, ages, people who have had operations, injuries... if you are genuinely worried then ask a medical professional... but... have a search on this forum and then see what you think. There's lots of advice and encouragement waiting, too, if you start and still have worries.
I met a marshal at a 10k run at the weekend who was 72 years old, he told me he had run 58 10k's since he was 68, he also told me the oldest person on that particular 10k was, (wait for it) 84 years young, not sure if the 84-year-old guy finished the run but I did see the results of that 10k, several people did it in 1 hour 37 minutes, the slowest person did it in 1 hour 50 minutes, that 'might' have been the 84-year-old
Two years ago, I walked that same course about a month after the 10k race, I walked it in 1 hour 37 minutes.
Now then Kwasmanitor young man!
First your not old! 49 is not old believe me,I'm 60 next year and I don't consider myself old.
After running for a while I eventually started the C25K in February this year and have since done 2 5k charity runs this year also.
I now run 3 times a week and my aim is to run 10k and then maybeee! HM.
I have lost weight and become much fitter!
Secondly this is definitely the right choice. You will get all the help you need and a structure to your running.
If you are concerned then perhaps have a health check with your doc before you start.
You see we have all been in your situation and have managed to overcome all of the niggly worries that we have felt,so we know what it like.
So go on ! have confidence in your ability and do it ! But also take care,take it slow and steady and just enjoy !
Happy running and keep,posting were a nosey lot here and we like to read about your achievements and also we like yo support each other.😀😀👍
I'm 56 and graduated today, if I can run anyone can. The hardest thing is motivation and there is loads of that on here. Put your trainers on and go for it. Good luck and keep us posted
Congratulations Cornish-girl on you graduation! It's party time!🍾🍾🎉🎉🎓👏👏👏
hi, im an overweight 45 year old man who's half way through week 6 and losing weight nicely. Just take it at your own pace. the time you run for is way more important than pace. Just commit to it and enjoy
Lots of good advice here! I'm 62 so age is no barrier to starting the programme. If you walk regularly you can run! Just keep it nice and slow. Good luck 👍.
I couldn't "not" do it after all the positive feedback I feel fantastic, just put a post on about it !!!
Thanks guys x
kwasminator - I'm 46, 49 isn't old by the way, I'm 6ft and I'm 21 stone 10, I was around 25 stone in March this year, I say around as I honestly don't know as my scales only go up to 24 stone 7lb and I was above that. I work in IT and spend a lot of time either in the car or at a desk in customers offices, etc. If I used a pedometer I would probably be WAY below your daily count, in fact, if truth be told, I couldn't walk for too long as my weight was giving me lower back ache (that's something I've never told the wife so I've got to be careful here).
I did run for a while about 5-6 years ago, I wasn't following any kind of program, I own a treadmill and was mainly doing W1 of this over and over trying to increase my fitness or so I thought.
I did manage to do a 12 minute mile after about 6 months of doing this before I got bored, my best previous time from when I was in school was 15 minutes but I soon got bored and stopped.
I'm on W7 of C25k, in the last 7 weeks, working it out I've done 19 runs, I have gone from struggling to run for 8 minutes with a walk in between each minute of running to running continuously for 25 minutes and only having 8 runs left to complete the program.
I'm no sports star, in fact I'm no runner, I spent the first 4 weeks what I call waddling my way through, I now jog (SLOWLY) but I WILL become a runner.
Is C25K right for you? I can't really answer that, I think only you can BUT what I will say is this, if you want to be able to run for 30 minutes and want to do it in a tried, tested and structured way, then I think C25K will help you the same it's helped me.
Absolutely! Go for it!! Just take it steady. Run at a pace so that you can complete it. This overweight almost 41 year old ran 10km this am for the first time after starting C25K 12 weeks ago. Do it! Get out there!
Ha ha ha ha !!! That is me laughing!
I am 68!!! You are a mere baby
I started this at 65!!! Completed... Winter 2015 (Winter!!!!)
Seriously, all the replies have answered your questions...
Take it slow, take it steady... listen to your body ( which will protest...they do you know)... and take those rest days
Now.. you ask..is this plan any good for you! Totally... completely and utterly!
Link this with a healthy eating regime... keep up the walking, add some strength and flex.
nhs.uk/Livewell/strength-an...
on your rest days and you are on the way!!!
Welcome to this great programme and this amazing forum...
Looking forward to your first run post
If a 57 year old overweight woman can get to Graduation so can you!
Words of advice - go slowly and support your knees!
49 Old?? You're nobbut a nipper! x
Since when has 49 been old?! I would say go for it - there are plenty of people of all ages and sizes who tackle this programme and the genius of it is that is seems to work for everyone. The advice the others have given above sounds perfect to me. Just listen to your body and don't be tempted to take any short cuts. And of course keep on reading and posting in this forum where you will find all the support you need from this fabulous community, and a lot more besides.
I think you have so much to gain from doing it. You will never look back, I promise. Go on, get your trainers on and get stuck in! And let us know how you get on, so we can cheer you on and extend a hand when you need one
Feeling old and overweight
The things c25k can do to you!
This 50 yr old can't :(
