DebsA Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I'm very new to running, although have been doing lots of walking so fitness not quite rock bottom! However I'm finding it more difficult to do the runs at the beginning than towards the end of the workout. Its like I take ages to warm up and get into the swing of things. My warm up is really just a fast walk. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks Val23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alir.smith Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 If I have the time, I really like to do some dynamic stretches as well as static stretches before I even do my warm up walk. Typically for me, I'm in the same boat as you - walking just doesn't get me warmed up enough. Static stretches are those that you basically keep still for - like a deep lunge, calf stretches, heels to your butt, etc. Dynamic stretches are more like a 10 yard pace of high knees, walking lunges, skipping, etc. That gets me warmed up a lot better and I feel more ready for my runs. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebsA Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Thank you so much for your advice - will certainly give it a go. Away to start week 3 so need all the help I can get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreannaRowe Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I used to have the same problem sometimes. One thing I used to do was if I had the time. I would do 10 minutes of a slow paced walk, then speed it up my pace and hit start on the day I'm on. Hope this helps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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