Anyone doing other exercise alongside C25K?

[Rollertoaster]

Hi all, I'm interested to know if any of you are doing any other exercise alongside this programme - either on run or rest days? Or is the amazing progress you all seem to be making purely down to Laura's guidance?

[swanscot Graduate]

I do yoga every day. On the mornings that I run, I'll do a short (~15 mins) yoga stretch routine as my post-run stretches and on non-running days I do a longer 30 - 45 mins session using videos or simply doing poses I learnt in class (I'm not going to classes at the moment)

Apart from that I'm doing my usual irregular hillwalking (quite a bit recently as we've had walking friends visiting), and gentler forest walks.

[Autumn8Ten Graduate]

I have just started to do calisthenics (ie bodyweight exercises) on my rest days to build up my strength and endurance and to try to get the weight off quicker It also saves on the time and money I would spend on the gym

[beatasthma]

I do a yoga class once a week...though I've missed a few through holidays lately and I've started to do some swimming too. I use a treadmill in the gym to do C25K so do a circuit of weights while I'm there. Can't quite believe that...wasn't doing anything other than walking before I started this 6 weeks ago...so Laura is kind of responsible for it all.

[ca66ie99 Graduate]

I've been doing Bikram Yoga once a week min and weights at the gym. I'm on W4 at the moment but I'd put most of it down to Laura at the moment, I wasn't doing this before and the running has kind of inspired me to keep up the other things

[angel_alla]

Hi,

Yes! I've only just started - just completed week 1! But I have been doing (and intend to continue) the same other exercise that I used to do, which is 3 x 30-45 minutes of yoga/stretching per week (I have a routine I do at home alone) and 8-10 x 30 minute walks a week (to and from work and to and from the supermarket on the weekend). Actually I probably used to do a couple of extra walks but now on run days I'll only do one walk if any.

Hope that answers your question!

[back_to_18 Graduate]

Hi,

I've finished W9R3 yesterday and will start the C25K+ podcasts soon but this is what I've been doing over the last 9 weeks.

Before the programme I was doing no exercise at all but used the C25K to start slowly.

From around Week 5 I've been doing my C25K runs on Mon, Wed and Fri. Also, I've been to the gym for around 70 minutes doing weights and cardio on Tues and Thurs and doing a cycle run (starting at 2 miles on Week 1 working up to 20 miles on Week 8) on Saturday.

The Sunday was a total day off.

I'm 46 years old and I've have tried to "listen to my body" about what is "enough".

I've lost 43lb overall by also totally changing my diet (previously large amounts of fattening foods - now using myfitnesspal.com to count _every_ calorie).

It's changed the way I feel and totally improved my confidence.

[Rollertoaster Graduate in reply to back_to_18]

WOW - what a commitment and what great results! I'm seriously impressed!

[Rollertoaster Graduate]

Yeah that's great thanks everyone! It's really interesting that so many of you do yoga. Never done it before myself, but can see how it could compliment the running.

I cycle to and from work each day - 4.5 miles / 25 mins each way. It's mainly flat (apart from a brief but notable exception in the middle!) so not too taxing and I try and get a few lunchtime walks round the block in each week.

Maybe I'll look into yoga myself further down the line, when Laura has finished working her magic on me! As some of you say, Laura inspires you to take on new things!

[blisters1]

Hi,

I did the C25K, at the gym, after doing my run, I would do another 15 mins cycling, rowing or on the cross trainner then do some weights. I found it tiring but I think that it helped me get through each week. Doing extra after the run I think has helped with my weight loss

[happierswimming Graduate]

The daily cycling is a great way to maintain fitness, rollertoaster. I use a bike for journeys between 2 and 10 miles (less than that I walk and above that we get the car out!) and I swim after c25k and on my rest days too. I have dogs so long walks ( about 4 miles) are part of my daily routine- well done you on planning to add them to your lunch hour!

[Rose885 Graduate]

I've been slacking a bit on my extra curricular activities lately haha but since I graduated I have incorporated swimming 2-3 times a week, cycling as much as I can ( usually about 20 miles a week), some bodyweight stuff at home plus using a kettlebell. Mixed in with the occasional bit of hill walking on weekends.

I think the fitness I've gained from these extra activities has really helped with my running so I would defiantly recommend doing something on rest days.

[Vitty Graduate]

I'm only 4 weeks into c25k but I've been swimming 5 days/week for the last year so have kept doing that and added the running.

[dush3003]

Hi Rollertoaster

I'm only on W2R1 but yes I do go to the gym inbetween runs and use the cross trainer or bike as well as a class or 2 depends how I feel.