Shado462 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 i'm brand new to c25k and new to exercise in general. I noticed there r only 3 days per week on the program. Am I supposed to repeat the days to get to 6 days and rest on the 7th? Currently I've been running every day now for a week. I thought I'd lost count when it said I was on week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Welcome The program is designed so people who have just started running can build endurance slowly and surely so it sticks later on in the weeks and you dont burn yourself out. If you feel that this is not enough you can do some strength training on the days in between. This is great for building muscle and it helps your body from plateauing while running. There is nothing that says you cant run everyday so if you want to please do. Just remember to honor that rest day Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi Shado and Welcome here! This is what I tell people and what I do. I usually run/walk 3-4 days a week. For the 4th day, I just run the 3rd day again. I try not to run back to back days, but if you love to run, just make sure you can rest too and not injure yourself. I love to shock my body by doing other workouts on the other days so it keeps my body guessing at every turn and therefore you can get in shape faster too. Hope this helps you and keep us posted, Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shado462 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thank you both, this helps immensely. I took a day off this week between runs and feel much better now. Before that my body was so exhausted. As someone new to regular exercise taking that break I think is going to be necessary for a while. I am going to work toward daily eventually. My biggest fear is when I take a day off I never go back, but this time I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 haha i totally understand that fear! My husband thinks im crazy because I freak out if I know im going to have to miss runs for some reason or another but Im always afraid that I'll totally lose everything I worked so hard to get to. It turns out that you have a choice in that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 You are welcome. It does get addicting. I know how you feel TrishE. Did that for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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