Getting there

[Chill50plus]

Completed w3 r3 last night 😁 I really enjoyed it!

Still struggling to keep my breathing under control, asthma doesn’t help, I do get a bit wheezy.

I have vertigo. When I first started on wk1, I was getting very dizzy but I’m happy to say the dizziness is much better now.

Feeling very achy this morn, but the good news is I seem to be getting my sore hip under control with lots of stretching.

I don’t feel confident that I can reach the stage of running for more than a few mins, but I’ll keep plodding on 😊

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

You’re doing great. Asthma may not help, but running can help asthma... slow down a little more if breathing is an issue. Good to hear the vertigo isn’t affecting the running now. You’ve done a third of this plan... while you may not have much confidence about going forwards, the hardest bit is done... you can do this.

[DiscoRunner Graduate]

I bang on about this all the time but this seems the right thing for you -

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2...(Not working as expected?)

It’s the Japanese slow jogging technique - I first saw this in w6 and wish I’d found it earlier - it changed everything for me & completely fixed my breathing. It’s low impact and designed to avoid injury.

There’s more to this technique than meets the eye - it’s more than just being slow - there are specific ways of landing, stride, how to hold your back, arms & head, but once you’ve got it, it works! I still run this way all the time as I love it and it makes the running pleasurable, I can plod away for over an hour now - I’ve lost over 5 inches from my waist and feel fitter and stronger than I have in years. And I’ve shared this with other asthmatic runners here and it’s really helped them. And here’s the good news - you use the same amount of calories running 5k fast or slow - it’s the distance not the speed that counts! Hope this helps x

[Chill50plus Graduate in reply to DiscoRunner]

Thank you for that, I will take a look

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

You're doing great, I had mild, controlled asthma when I started but I actually can't remember when I last used an inhaler.

You'll get there and the breathing will improve, just keep following the programme and believe in the power of exercise.

The changes the programme will bring will amaze you, keep on keeping on 👍🏻😁

[backintime Graduate]

I have seasonal asthma - and while I chose to do the programme indoors because it gets quite bad, the running really helped with the "day to day" asthma I get.

you can do it! really you can!