End of week 1 🦸‍♂️

[Wildstrawberries]

Well, that was a lot tougher than I imagined 🙈.. mind you I am 18.5 stone and 6ft 3inches and I haven’t run since schooldays. The impact of my size on my joints was considerable so I purchased sports knee, calf, achilles and front 🦶 bone straps.. and the second and third runs had less pain although my knee know clicks but fingers crossed I have enough support. I have Adidas boosts so apparently they also help..

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done.

You can minimise impact by following the advice in the guide to the plan healthunlocked.com/couchto5... on minimising impact.

I am not sure that Adidas Boost are running shoes as opposed to fashion trainers, but willing to be corrected.

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you.. the man at the Adidas store said they were used by marathon runners and the technology held several distance running world records.. ? I hope he was telling the truth 🙈

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Wildstrawberries]

Sounds good to me!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Brilliant, you've completed wk1. You should be so pleased. Always remember to stretch after every run . Well done you 😊😊

nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/h...

nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/k...

Thought these may be of some help

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you for those 👌

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to Wildstrawberries]

I put on 4st 6lbs after stopping smoking that was 6 1/2 years ago then last year I ditched the chocolate addiction . Started brisk walking then c25k. To date I've lost 3 1/2 stone so just a wee bit to go and it's all thanks to running. You can do this 😊👍

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

amazing work.. 🦸‍♂️ It’s fantastic to hear that you have lost that much 🥳🥳. Congratulations...

[Vegout25 Graduate]

Well done you’ve started your running journey. Keep going & trust in the app. The weight will start falling off as you progress & your fitness improves 😊👍

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Vegout25]

Thank you 🥳

[Enxo Graduate]

Well done! I’m 6ft but heavy - 135kg - so I spent a lot of time looking for supportive shoes....plus I shuffle rather than run!

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Enxo]

It’s very tough isn’t it with our additional weight. I want to lose the weight obviously but really fear damaging my body long term with the impact over the coming 9 weeks.. I lost a lot of weight before just walking so if things do start to go south I will head back to that method but hopefully not.. good luck in your journey too 🙏🏽

[Enxo Graduate in reply to Wildstrawberries]

Thanks! How often will you weigh in? Weekly or monthly?

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Enxo]

I will do it once a week to check. I am too impatient to wait a month 🤗.. do you do the same ?

[Wildstrawberries Graduate]

Thank you everyone.. a lot lot tougher than I imagined.. but I completed the first week.. weight is an issue as I don’t want to ruin my joints so I sympathise with everyone carrying extra pounds and their poor knees etc 😱.. I lost 2.2 lbs in first week 🥳.. I eat like a bird anyway so I think it’s just a sedentary lifestyle due to several cancers that make day to day activities tiring.

I did lose 3 stone 4 years ago just purely going on long walks for over a 6 month period so I know it’s technically possible, perhaps this will be a way back to some positive weight loss results again, fingers crossed.

I am stretching as best I can thank you for the kind advice 🙏🏽..

Good luck to everyone starting and heading into the weeks ahead. X

Ps I thought this was a NHS thing as part of a healthier lifestyle but it’s actually invented by an American man in the 1990’s.. my doctor recommended it then I found the NHS site so assumed it was their official guidelines but was unaware it was developed by a private citizen who wanted to start running. He seems to have predicted (with this method) the interval training approaches that became popular from the mid 2000s onwards, how interesting 🤔

[Enxo Graduate in reply to Wildstrawberries]

2.2 lbs is great! Well done! 4kg a month would be a great start.

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Enxo]

I will post each week and see if it does reduce weight too .. fingers crossed for all of us 🤗

[Jododds in reply to Wildstrawberries]

Very interesting! Thank you and good luck

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Jododds]

Thank you 🤗

[AliHC Graduate]

Well done completing Week 1 😊

Wishing you all the very best for the rest of your journey 😊

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to AliHC]

Thank you and you too .. best wishes 🤗

[Vegout25 Graduate]

Suggest you try yoga to increase your suppleness, flow of oxygen to your muscles & aid your recovery. For me within 6 weeks of starting yoga it alleviated my painful knees & given me a zest for life again

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Vegout25]

I do like stretching but I’m currently too overweight to do yoga but would love to do it if I lost weight through this program, thank you 🤗

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Well done!

[Wildstrawberries Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you and I wish you much success on your journey too 🤗

[daycartes Graduate]

Yes I too started from being overweight. I’m now on week 6 and have lost a stone. I found the most important thing is to rest between runs. I have absolutely maintained this and can almost feel my legs and knees getting stronger. Sometimes the night before my next run my knee feels slightly strained but when I get up the next morning everything is fine. Also I keep exactly to the plan, no more no less and it’s been brilliant. The plan is just excellent and feasible. Keep on in there.

[Wildstrawberries Graduate]

Oh thank you for telling me about your journey... incredibly well done to lose a stone 👌.. such an achievement along with the running too. Yes I’m doing as you say going exactly to the plan and resting as they say.. I’m very conscious of injury so do all I can to avoid it. Thank you again