Hey guys, looking for some advise/suggestions on what (if anything) everyone does as well as their 3 running sessions a week?
Currently I also swim once or twice a week, and have done for years (so that’s just pleasure/habit now!), but that’s pretty much it..
Sort of thinking along the line of things I can do in the gym after my session on the treadmill, to make the most of being there!!
Edit... I am a TOTAL novice gym/running wise!! Hence the stupid question... 🙄
Anything non impact really.
To get the best effect on your body and health, some resistance work. Lift heavy things.
Rest days..ha ha.. :)Swim or cycle.. climb or walk... Yoga or Pilates.. strength and stamina training....
So much to choose from.. many of us have an exercise regime for each day not just rest days.. and I have a two day workout regime... with my small runner in training... (granddaughter) which I am thinking of marketing !!!
I'm trying to work that out. I haven't done exercise for so long. I've come to the conclusion that something fun would be best, but has to be something with strength and flexibility too.
For me it’s 3 rounds of golf a week, with walks (treadmill or outside) on other non-c25k days. I do at least 12,500 steps a day, including at least 30 mins of “elevated heart rate” exercise. Been gradually building all this up since retiring at end of last year... c25k/running is the latest addition to “the curriculum”! (and the bike will be put into action shortly too)
One walk day but not far, only about 5000 steps. Nothing else unless I’m on school holiday when I cycle sometimes. Life is busy enough without adding more!
Pole fitness! 💃
I do a hiit class once a week & try to cycle round the village in between my runs - no injuries so far & I’m at end of week 5 x
With work and life commitments, I find it difficult sometimes to even fit the 3 runs in, let alone anything else. But the way I look at it, any type of exercise, however little, is a positive step to a healthier lifestyle.
On two of my off days I climb, slide, swing, crawl and play hide and seek with my 2 yr old granddaughter. It is tougher than the run days. According to my Fitbit I also do outdoor cycling, that’s pushing a baby stroller to you and me. It doesn’t even give me credit for heavy shopping and a screaming toddler on board. Lol!
I'm doing crossfit. I do that 3 times a week but only run twice a week so it's gonna take me slightly longer to graduate but I figure 5 workouts a week is plenty! I highly recommend crossfit with running.....provides the perfect combination of strength and cardio
Sorry if I'm being thick but what is crossfit? Sounds intriguing!
It's a combination of Olympic weightlifting, gymnastic skills (handstands, pullups, toes to bar etc)and some cardio (running, rowing, burpees).
It's the best thing I've ever done....absolutely terrifying but amazing!
Wow! Sounds energetic. I don't think I could do a handstand now at my age - the blood rushes to my head if I stand up too quickly!
I can't do them!!!! Everything you do is scaled to your ability
I'll have to look out for a class at my sports club. Want to build my fitness levels back up first though which is why I'm doing the C25K.
I swim once a week and have just started the NHS Strength and Flex podcasts on my other days.
I do my running on the treadmill & then combine it with some resistance-sometimes the cross trainer as well depending on how hard I have found the run! I don't do anything on the days in between apart from walk to &from work - which is only about a 10 min walk - I'm very lucky!
Extra exercise 
Week 4 at long last, and an extra bit
2nd timers - extra runs?
That extra hole for laces on trainers nearest the ankle
