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Running for 1st time in years !!

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I regularly walk my dogs , so assumed that I was quite fit!! Tried running but my lungs seemed to have a heavy cold feeling ( was not sure how to breath whilst running ). Found this app , it taught me how to breath properly, have now just completed w3 r3. Love this app !!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Welcome... you’re ahead of me I still don’t breathe right 😂

Good job on the first 3 weeks, in many ways they’re the hardest.

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Whatnog

Hi frank125, congrats on your W3R3 🎉🎊, well done!!! Are you now “running your dogs” instead of walking them? 😉

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cheekychipmunksGraduate

Well done for starting the programme and for sorting your breathing out. 👍

The more you run, the less arduous the breathing becomes, in fact when the runs get longer and you find your groove, often it just happens on its own. 😀

Enjoy your journey! Do you take your dogs along? Mine has been with me since the beginning and now she’s doing parkrun with me each week too! They make great running buddies! ❤️🐕🏃‍♀️

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Hopefully you checked this post out... lots of great information..

You are doing well... on you go ... breathing? Well... you just do what you do all the time.. relax and let it happen.. you've clearly got it:)

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Enjoy your journey.

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