attempting2jog Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hi! I'm 44 years old and i have just started this c25k app on my phone. i have NEVER jogged or ran in my life. in fact i have never been what u would describe even remotely as 'sporty'. my main fitness is walking but i usually only do it when im trying to lose weight, i never maintain it :-( so....jogging for me is completely 'out there' and i have NO idea what i am doing. I have completed Week 3 where u jog for 90 seconds and then walk for 90 seconds then jog for 3 mins and then walk for 3 mins (all that times 2) plus of course the 5 min walk warm up and cool down. thing is...i cant jog for 3 mins yet. so after Week 3 is over i didnt see the point in going on to Week 4 which has like a 5 minute jog in it when i can't even jog for 3 mins yet. so i decided i should repeat Week 3....in the hope that i would then be ready to proceed to Week 4 next week....so today was Day 1 and my first rotation i got to 2.5 mins of jogging and in the 2nd rotation i did 2 mins then walked for 30 seconds (at the same speed as jogging - 6.0kph) and then jogged for the last 30 seconds. that was the absolute best i could do. at this stage i cant see me doing the 3 mins successfully by Day 3...so what then? also when u want to repeat a week is there some way to go back in the app or do u just have to keep track of what ur doing in your head? a friend who is also doing the c25k told me to breathe in thru my nose right down to my belly then blow out twice while i jog. i find i get queasy when jogging and i think its from the breathing. is this the right way? any other breathing tips? and lastly i have found the last 2 times i am jarring my upper shoulders and neck and they are feeling stiff now....is my technique wrong? how do i prevent this from happening? i am jogging both outdoors and also on a treadmill to prevent boredom and i do have good running shoes. any tips would be much appreciated... i feel like its doing my head in becoz im not able to do the 3 mins jogging and i feel like a failure which then turns into a mind-game where i am then telling myself that i CANT do it....argh! oh, and i weigh about 65 kilos (about 10 kilos overweight) if that makes a difference to anything up there ^^^^^ tia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogagirl Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 It sounds to me like you are doing great because you are giving it your all. If I were you I would repeat week 3 until I could complete it and then move on. You will get there. I start week 2 tomorrow and Im excited! attempting2jog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lisa Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 You can have the app repeat the week. There is a slide on top of the days that allows you to move it and repeat any day and/or week. I think if you keep doing the one that you're on, you will get stronger and naturally push through to the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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