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Well it’s a big surprise to me, I started going to a gym for the first time in April. I also changed my diet. Since then I’ve dropped from 13st 8lb to 11st 11lb, mostly due to diet change. A couple of months ago I decided to try out the treadmill for the first time, and thought c25k would be good idea.

And now week 9 looms. I’m feeling confident, so here I go.

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Brilliant effort well done on fitness and weight loss. Are you still on the treadmill or have you also ventured outside

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Bladerunner2049Graduate in reply toGrannyhugs

Hi. Still on the treadmill. I’ve run in the past and did c25k 2 years ago but stopped when it got cold and snowy. I’d prefer running outside but find the impacts do cause me problems in my knees and my plantar fascia. Not so much of an issue on the treadmill. Maybe outside in the spring 😀 perhaps even park run. But need to get this week out of the way first.

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Great, anything to reduce injury 👌🏻

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Bladerunner2049Graduate in reply toGrannyhugs

The First time I went on a thread mill the room was spinning when I got off. I wasn’t expecting that. It’s not spinning as much now as I do a warm down all the way to it stopping and look out the window a the trees. But the first time was a bit surprising.

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GrannyhugsGraduate in reply toBladerunner2049

Oh, scary, we all need our 5min cool down walk. Be careful and enjoy

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The 5 minute warm down walk is so important. I remember finishing a run one day just going to start my 5 minute walk at the end and someone stopped to talk to me within a minute I thought I was going to be sick.

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Bladerunner2049Graduate in reply toBuddy34

I’d never experienced it running outside. But now I’m aware of it I know how to avoid/reduce it’s affect.

Well done on reaching week 9. Hope it goes well!

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Buddy34Graduate

Well done for getting to wk9 and great weight loss.😊👏

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Good luck for W9 and we’ll done on the weight loss!

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Amazing feeling as you close in on that finish line!! 👍👏

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