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Start Running(Providing you are not an immense fattie and if that's the case, see a doctor before you start exercising like this)
Running distances at a steady pace not only helps you build endurance and stamina, it also helps to clear your mind of distractions in life. Kind of like a meditation.
I don't like to "bulk-up." I like being scrawny but very fit. I try and watch what I eat and I filter my water to remove the flouride and all that.
Here's a sample schedule:
Mon, Wed, Fri
Week 1 - run 1/4 mile, walk 1/4 mile for 2 miles.
Don't worry about how fast you are going, just do it slow, but keep jogging or running. You will be sore so remember to stretch before and especially after. When stretching after, stretch for twice the time.
Week 2 - run 1/4 mile, walk 1/4 mile for 2 miles. Start with running 1/2 mile first.
This is not a competition.
This is to get your aerobic stamina and your leg muscles in shape.
Week 3 - run 1/4 mile, walk 1/4 mile for 3 miles. Start with running 3/4 mile first.
Week 4 - Start with running 3/4 mile again.
Instead of alternating 1/4 mile run/walk, try to do 1/2 mile run, 1/4 mile walk for 3 miles instead.
Week 5 - Start with running 1 mile
again alternate running 1/2 mile with walking 1/4 mile
Week 6 - Bump it up to 1.25 miles
Keep building it up. Do a total of 4 miles alternating 1/2 mile runs with 1/4 mile walks.
You will see vast improvement by this time and you will start to enjoy it more and more. It will stop being torture and it will start to become something you will be looking forward to.
Remember to not push yourself too hard in the beginning. You will be so sore, it will hurt more going down a flight of stairs than it will going up.
Also, I don't suggest running with music on your headphones as I tend to fall in step with a beat. Use your natural gait and pace. I don't use anything. I concentrate on my breathing.
If you need to not feel bored and must listen to something because you can't stand being alone or can't stand the thoughts in your head, I suggest you listen to Alex Linder reading Siege by James Mason. (go to alexlinder.com)
Keep going and increase your distances that you run without walking.
I've been running in 95+ degree weather lately (it's supposed to drop 15 degrees in a few days) and I really don't give a shit. It's inconsequential.
When I'm done running, I'm soaked with sweat, and the slightest breeze is cooling.
You will get a hang of it.
You will make it to 2 miles running non-stop. Then 3. Then 4. I promise.
It won't happen overnight. Give it some time and don't get discouraged if you can't complete 1/4 mile in the beginning.
You can do it.
If I can, you can.
(attached stretching cart seems okay - I don't know why they stretch the arms.)
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