gnik1 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I am a 51 yr old male in Australia and I am just starting the journey. I was overweight when I started working, time just went by being in the office eating lunch doing little or no exercise at all. This has been going on for past 35 years and the result is hypertension bordering on stage 2, sleep apnea, morbidly obese,high cholesterol and gout. I guess if I was playing poker I'd have a full house. Started with a fitbit a couple of years ago to try and lose weight, just walking and found that I needed to walk longer so have turned to jogging/running. Even when I was younger I could only run a maximum of 200m, So here hoping I can at least jog for 5km. BTW just completed day3 of week one but still horribly out of breathe for the last 5 mins so will probably redo week one. Walking on average 7km for the past week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Gnik, congratulations on completing day3!!! You know your body best, so keep listening! In spite of and because of being horribly out of breath, I am happy to hear that you are staying with this! Right on! Overtime, your body will adjust to these workouts, (C25K was created specifically to ease us into a running program). One day, one step adds up quickly ... hang in there! I'm in week 2 and noticed that w2d1 was easier than w1d1! I am cheering you on from Washington State, and there are MANY MANY cheering you on here within these forums. I look forward to hearing how you progress! Cheers! ps. I'm 51 too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Way to go Gnik. Welcome to your new hobby. I'd like to sya it get's easier but it doesn't.it sure as heck get's more fun though!!!! <grin> Timb113 and TheRoseWithin~Shannon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I'd like to sya it get's easier but it doesn't.it sure as heck get's more fun though!!!! <grin> So true! And thankfully it does not get easier and instead remains a challenge. When I first started, I thought this might be too easy. It's not! LOL What does get easier is that first minute, and those minutes add up. It was definitely easier running a minute on W2D1. I was pleasantly surprised, "Good girl!" I told myself. hehe However, running the full two minutes remained a challenge. It'll get easier and easier over time and soon I'll nail that 30 minutes! Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnik1 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Thanks Shannon and Azatol for the warm welcome. Azatol I see you use a fitbit as well can I add you as a friend on fitbit //www.fitbit.com/user/238N2T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks Shannon and Azatol for the warm welcome. Azatol I see you use a fitbit as well can I add you as a friend on fitbit //www.fitbit.com/user/238N2T I usually say "Only if you walk less steps than I do" but we went ahead and took a chance on ya gnik1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnik1 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Well now looks like we have a challenge although you have one more day up your sleeve Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Well now looks like we have a challenge although you have one more day up your sleeve I got one friend who's always 50 thousand steps ahead of me. I need more hours in the day to fight back. He runs, walks and cycles every work day. I also run, walk and bike but my bike is a V-Twin Honda. That may be the difference <G> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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