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Jogging is awful

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EnigmaticIcelandShopper · 24/10/2020 16:59

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone else finds jogging really, really difficult? I'm not massively unfit, I walked 36 miles a couple of weekends ago (over 2 days) . However, everytime I attempt to run, it feels like I'm able to only run for a couple of metres, then stop, then run etc. I am slightly overweight but not massively so. I went for a jog today with my son and felt sick and headachey for an hour afterwards. I've tried couch to 5k but can never get past week 1, quite frankly it's embarrassing. Any tips? If I persevere will it get easier?

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PolarBearStrength · 24/10/2020 17:28

@twobrews

you must jog slow enough to be able to carry on a conversation. This baffles me because that speed for me is walking, anything faster and I'm breathless.
Yeah to be fair I’ve run ultramarathons and can run a 22 minute 5km under normal non-pregnant circumstances. I would still struggle to hold a conversation during all but the most ridiculously slow of runs.
bumblingbovine49 · 24/10/2020 17:27

@EnigmaticIcelandShopper

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone else finds jogging really, really difficult? I'm not massively unfit, I walked 36 miles a couple of weekends ago (over 2 days) . However, everytime I attempt to run, it feels like I'm able to only run for a couple of metres, then stop, then run etc. I am slightly overweight but not massively so. I went for a jog today with my son and felt sick and headachey for an hour afterwards. I've tried couch to 5k but can never get past week 1, quite frankly it's embarrassing. Any tips? If I persevere will it get easier?
Well a out 20-30%of people do not get aerobically fitter ( though they get other benefits of course) no matter how much aerobic exercise they do so if you don't like running and enjoy something else more stick to what you like and is sustainable.
KizzyWayfarer · 24/10/2020 17:26

I am a ‘walk lots, hate running’ person. I think partly it’s the intensity of the exercise, making my chest hurt and partly that it uses muscles in a different way so legs which feel strong when you’re walking suddenly feel weak. I quite liked running junior parkrun with my 6 year old as that meant I could run really slowly without feeling stupid or getting bored. And over the summer we played football together sometimes, running around and trying to tackle each other, which was fun! I’m trying to strengthen my running muscles a bit by doing very short runs when I walk. My ambition is just to be able to run back to the house when we realise something vital has been forgotten for school without feeling like a wreck. Beyond that I have no desire to ‘go for a run’, I’ll get my exercise other ways.

lljkk · 24/10/2020 17:26

Might check the Maffletone method. Which is extremely slow running.
Basically, you need to do it to get used to it.

twobrews · 24/10/2020 17:22

you must jog slow enough to be able to carry on a conversation.
This baffles me because that speed for me is walking, anything faster and I'm breathless.

Ironfloor269 · 24/10/2020 17:20

Stretch before you start
Warm up with a fast walk
Slowly turn it into a jog
At first, when you jog, make sure your whole foot doesn't leave the ground - so concentrate on putting your heel on ground, gradually moving forward till your toes touch ground, move back onto your heel and repeat. This way, you are not putting a lot of impact on your legs.
Actively pant through your mouth. It helps to do this quite dramatically at first. Eventually, you pant less. But the painting helps to get a lot of oxygen into your lungs thereby making you feel less tired.
And as a PP said, you must jog slow enough to be able to carry on a conversation.

DesperatelySeekingSunshine · 24/10/2020 17:16

You need to embrace the Jeff Galloway method of running... which is walk run walk.
I completed a marathon in just twenty minutes more than my regular runner DH following the Jeff-ing method

JonHammIsMyJamm · 24/10/2020 17:12

If you really hate it but enjoy other forms of effective cardio exercise, do those instead.

islockdownoveryet · 24/10/2020 17:11

That's what happens when you first run but each time you can run that bit further .
Even the most athletic have to train nobody can just run a marathon without training.
I've been running years but I'm still rubbish but I love being out pushing myself that bit further and the feeling at the end .
It's not for everyone but don't think its easy for everyone it's not .

pickingdaisies · 24/10/2020 17:09

Go slower? You should be going slow enough to carry on a conversation.
Why do you need to keep stopping - do your legs hurt, is it your breathing, or something else? Next time you try c25k, once you can finish the runs in week 1, move to week 2. If you need to repeat week 1, that's fine. Some people repeat each week.

GreyishDays · 24/10/2020 17:07

It feels wrong to me. I’m better doing a Joe Wicks 20 min workout and some walking.

CodenameVillanelle · 24/10/2020 17:04

Yes it will get easier but you may not ever actually enjoy it, I didn't!
There are other forms of exercise that are more effective and fun.

Hangingover · 24/10/2020 17:03

It's BALLS op I hate it too. I can do HITT till the cows come home, cross training hard for ages...no problem....but fuck jogging. The moment I get out something starts to hurt, hip or ankle or stitich, or my eyes water for no reason or I inhale a fly...last week I got chased by a flock or really pissed off seagulls. And it's so boring just plod plod plod. It's rubbish Grin

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