jeudi 16 août 2012

Move from your seat to 5k in only about six weeks!

By Peter Johnson


So how will you move from couch to 5k in a mere a few weeks time frame? How do you start a 5k program if you've never trained before given that your level of fitness is actually low, and when you maybe even overweight? Clearly, it's not too hard, the simple truth is, because all it requires is easing in to the 5k training course so you raise your level of training and stamina steadily and without the strain on your own body. The first thing you must bear in mind if you've never ever done any training before is your targets need to be feasible.

Don't aim to do more than the body currently is able to, mainly because what is going to happen is usually that overtraining and straining your body will result in it to hurt throughout, and these aches and pains will deter you from doing your training day after day. It's truly simple to go from couch to 5k. All that you should do when you're starting your 5k training if you've by no means trained before is always to take every day by itself. Just focus on what you should do on a particular day, and don't try to do less or more than that. So now, the secret to training for 5k for those who have had no past training is to switch between walking and running. Should you run a little distance and then when you can't run any more, walk just a little distance until you get your wind back, and after that run once more, you'll find that you can cover a quite a bit more ground than you would when you run without stopping. Yes, that's what is needed to get from chair to 5k.

Of course, running continuously will come gradually, but it is the way you can get started. Initially your running times will likely be rather short. For instance, you may run for half a minute, and then walk for a few minutes, and then run for half a minute again. But in the long run your running times will go beyond your walking times till ultimately you don't need to take any rests walking after all. The number of days you workout also have to be raised steadily. At first I would personally say that you simply train just around 2 days a week. On the second and third week you raise this to six days a week. By about the sixth week you should be training around four days each week. By now, obviously, your running time will likely have more than doubled.

So what is your target? Well, your goal is 5k, obviously. And you also need to have the capacity to run continuously for about half an hour, so this is what you're aiming for. Your walking and running program, right from the beginning should take you about half an hour possibly even longer. Of course, at first you'll be switching running and walking, but at some point you'll finally end up running for a complete half an hour. It will provide a solid foundation of endurance where to run the 5k.

So now, this is a little bit of a word of caution. In case your training program is going very well, and you're making excellent progress, you may be tempted to up the stakes a tiny bit. Now, listen to me and don't. Don't attempt to skip ahead your plan, don't aim to make your body to accomplish things that it may not be prepared for.

If your exercise program goes really well and you're making exceptional progress, then just stick with the schedule, continue to make your progress progressively, and you'll find that this system works a lot better than wishing to force your body to complete things that it cannot. Now, just enjoy your 5k training program.




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