parkrun is another useful way to get up to running for 30 mins.
It's very inclusive of all abilities from walking up to club runners. Plus the weekly routine and encouragement of participating in a unfussy group activity.
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#12Running is better than sitting on the coach. But strength training is better than running. Why you should not be running , by Mark Rippetoe: https://startingstrength.com/article/why-you-should-not-be-r...
Nonsense.
You should do both aerobic and strength training.
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#13Did this during pandemic lockdowns. Still running, did my first half marathon last year.
Very much in the same boat here - 60 lbs down, still running.
Congrats!
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#14Running is better than sitting on the coach. But strength training is better than running. Why you should not be running , by Mark Rippetoe: https://startingstrength.com/article/why-you-should-not-be-r...
Best to do both.
Exactly, but it's hard to combine them. Ideally, you want to have at least 3 running and 3 weightlifting sessions per week to keep improving. For an average person, it's too much.
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#15This app is region-locked, not available in India. Why?
The NHS is the National Health Service of the UK.
There might be licensing/taxation/legal reasons for the region lock, or maybe no one thought anyone outside the UK would care.
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#16Garmin also have some great 5k programs if you own one of their devices.
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#17Did this during pandemic lockdowns. Still running, did my first half marathon last year.
Yep, after years of being a couch- and desk-potato, this got me out and running.
That, and having a young and energetic dog in the early stages of lock-down!
I've managed to stick to 5-10km every other day (though it's a challenge in the winter, admittedly), and did my first half marathon in 2:09 a couple of months ago.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
The page has a link to the NHS couch to 5k app which is available for iPhone and Android. I used it and found it really helpful to have even a recorded voice pushing you on during the run. I went from no exercise at all to running 5k every other day.
> The app is currently not available in your country or region. I attempted to download the app from the App Store using the link in the article and I was unsuccessful. Is it available only in the UK?
I've downloaded it in France a few months ago.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Best to do both.
Exactly, but it's hard to combine them. Ideally, you want to have at least 3 running and 3 weightlifting sessions per week to keep improving. For an average person, it's too much.
To improve what?
Trying to min/max everything in your life isn’t how this stuff works
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#20Running is better than sitting on the coach. But strength training is better than running. Why you should not be running , by Mark Rippetoe: https://startingstrength.com/article/why-you-should-not-be-r...
This is some pretty atypical advice. But even if it is correct, a 5k isn’t exactly a marathon.