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Run 1 of week 2 completedšŸ’ŖšŸ» Iā€™m loving how Iā€™m already feeling progress from last week.

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As someone who is just getting into exercising, Iā€™m wondering how I can incorporate some strength training (mainly core and glutesšŸ‘ I want to improve, but a bit of everything will probably help!) into my routine without going overkill and burning out but I also am so motivated by seeing results.

Iā€™m also still quite insecure about exercising at a gym - and canā€™t really afford it on a tight student budget.

Anyone have any advice on home workouts I could do? And how to strike the right balance would be much appreciated! Thanks!

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Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

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

The NHS Strength and Flex programme is ideal to do alongside C25K nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/s...

and requires no special equipment.

Enjoy your journey.

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