Physiological Changes

[AshleighB3]

What are peoples biggest physiological changes that they have noticed since doing the couch to 5K?

[Plodder0771 Graduate]

Less snoring, apparently. 😀

[AshleighB3 in reply to Plodder0771]

I'm guessing someone is happy about that :')

[John_W Graduate]

I've grown a 3rd leg.

[nowster Graduate in reply to John_W]

Pleased to meet you, Jake. 😉

[nowster Graduate]

A few:

- No night time leg/foot cramps. (And consequently no rain dances round the bedroom.)

- No night time acid reflux, even if I eat something fatty close to bedtime.

- The spare tyre has deflated.

- People keep telling me how well I look.

There's no reduction in the snoring, or so I'm told by the authority on all things.

[Lonmayloon Graduate]

Heart and lung function definitely improved but this was only really noticeable a week or two after completing C25K and running 5k regularly. One surprising thing I have noticed is improved balance. I can put on my socks without having to sit on the bed!

[GailXrunning Graduate]

Thigh tightening!! Not even yoga and Pilates managed to do this, although they no doubt contributed; but running has noticeably shaved away parts from my c25k starting profile.

Painy aches in ankles at night: gone away after years of painy aching. I now wake up and wonder why there’s no painy ache.

Bad and very weak knees: obviously much, much stronger. Have to take care still and take extra rest day(s), and did recommend knee strengthening exercises, but no longer get the post-run knee burning.

Stamina and breathing capacity: Could only just about do the w1 runs. Now running for 30 minutes at a stretch, and comfortably.

Big shout out too for all the amazing ‘psychological’ benefits too. Personally, I wouldn’t want to separate them from ‘physiological’.

[Rising60 Graduate]

Better sleep pattern - less likely to wake in the night and I no longer seem to nod off if I sit down with a coffee after lunch. I think my blood pressure has also come down, though I hadn't measured it immediately before starting c25k, so that may also have been due to lots of walks in the first lockdown. I'm definitely better at walking up hills, even though my runs are basically on the flat. No noticeable weight loss yet, but perhaps some of the fat has been converted to muscle!