Rarely exercise and slightly overweight, 2 young kids, nearly 40.
Decided I want to exercise regularly, mostly for general health and hopefully shift a few pounds too by watching diet.
Started couch to 2k. I did one "run" yesterday. It felt ok at the time and I completed it exactly as they suggested. (I think I covered about 4.5k in a walk/run pattern).
Now I am not really surprised by this given how unfit I am but WOW...I am SO SORE today. My system is in shock!I hurt everywhere, even places like my neck and shoulders, ankles, shins...pretty much everywhere.
I did warm up and cool down and stretch.
I'm supposed to do this 3x a week. I can't imagine being this sore every day of the week 🫠Am I just not built for running or is this fully to be expected in the circumstances? I wasn't expecting it to be pain free but would love advice from people who've maybe been in a similar position. Does it genuinely get easier?