Need some motivation today guys!
It's all going well so far, but today I've got my 3rd run of week 2 scheduled and I'm dreading it. I have a lot of aching muscles today and I'm tired and lethargic after a crazy busy week.
Anyone out there who fought through a sudden desire to just put off progressing and did it anyway!
Thanks in advance!!
Keep going /I’m a week behind you, so can’t tell you it’ll be ok but am sure it will - having just done my 3rd run feeling sore I can tell you that afterwards you will know it was worth it...
Thanks! And well done on completing week 1!
Welcome to the forum and well done on getting.
This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5... and includes advice on minimising impact and stretching after every run, which will help.
Keeping active is the best way to ease aching muscles.
Enjoy your journey
That was me this morning, same run, push through you can do it, I did and felt better for it.
Just think about how you’ll feel once you’ve done it. Enjoy and keep going! Good luck!
If you need another rest day take it! Read the faq blog post which Truffle has posted for you, it’s got great advice and tips. Once you are out there you will get going but in order to ensure it’s an enjoyable journey get reading and find the tips and tricks that work for you. Enjoy!
Listen to your body. If you're hurting, you need to rest.
I've just been sent this and have read it, it's a long read, but really worth it: healthunlocked.com/couchto5...
Try NHS Strength and Flex as well. It goes alongside the runs, but isn't cardio heavy, so if you're not feeling up to a run, try the strength. It might make you feel like you've done SOMETHING rather than forcing yourself to do a run and hurting yourself.
To help you decide, this is the week 1 routine. nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/s...
5 min walking
Warm Up, whilst walking:
5x forward shoulder rolls
5x backward shoulder rolls
10x walking chest press
- stop walking -
10x knee bends (like squats, but only 4inches deep)
- start walking -
Repeat warm up
Strength section:
10x standing press up (against tree or building)
10x pull up (using a branch or railing) so you do this at more of a diagonal rather than a vertical pull up
10x squat (make sure you hold for a few seconds)
Flex (stretch) section (make sure you hold each for 5 deep breaths)
Quad stretch
Calf stretch
Hamstring stretch
Chest stretch
Back stretch
Great post from nasthaa. Don't dread it, embrace it. Ban the word dread from your vocabulary its what I did at around the same time. I'm also going to copy nasthaa post for the great warm up advice. Today I completed w6r2 and started it with a smiley face.
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