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What other exercise if any do people do.

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Welcome to the forum.

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

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

Any non impact exercise on rest days is beneficial.

Enjoy your journey.

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I try and get an hour's walk in on rest days. I probably should be doing something to improve core like yoga / pilates but I haven't got those good intentions off the page yet!

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