Day 1😬🏃🏻‍♀️

[ljp67]

I’ve been given the ‘green light’ by my Chiropractor to start running. We thought the C25K was the best option. So taking her advice I’ve hired a treadmill, it’s here and I am ready to go!

Does anyone have any advice? Warnings of pitfalls and motivational gems appreciated.

I’m female, 51 and have some of the aches that go with my age but generally in good health and I’m within 7lbs of what I perceive to be my Happy weight👍🏻

[Granspeed Graduate]

Welcome. That sounds like good news! Now that you’re on here, you will get a link to a pinned post called FAQs - it’s by IannodaTruffe and is full of excellent advice plus links out to really useful other posts on specific topics. (Sorry I don’t know how to post the link!☹️) Do read it, because I found it just what I needed when I began. 😄👍

[ljp67 in reply to Granspeed]

Found it! Brilliant, thanks so much, I don’t think I’d have ever found that on my own😊

[DiscoRunner Graduate]

I recommend the a search for the Japanese slow jogging movement (there’s a short film on youtube) it’s a low impact slow running technique designed to prevent injury. Might help you if you’re worried about injury?

[ljp67 in reply to DiscoRunner]

Brilliant - you’re reading my mind!

[DiscoRunner Graduate in reply to ljp67]

I swear by it!!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

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

Enjoy your journey.

[ljp67 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you! @Granspeed had kindly recommended your posts to me.

[PJRunner Graduate]

Well done. I'm a similar ago and just going onto w9. Best advise is don't listen to the head gremlins who will scream at yu to stop!

[ljp67 in reply to PJRunner]

I’ll tell the gremlins to ‘go run!’