I want to take up jogging but have no idea where to start ?

Question

I am a tad overweight and need to be broken into it gently any ideas?

Answer 1

first of all are you planning on jogging on a treadmill or outdoors?

Actually it can work for either, but I just talked to someone yesterday about this. You can start out with a fast walking pace and after about 5 minutes jog for 1 minute and then go back to a fast pace walk for 2 minutes. Then do it again jog for a minute and recover for 2. As you build up you can jog for 2 minutes and recover for 1 minute and then you can go to jogging for 5 minutes and recover for 2 minutes. Then don't forget to walk for like 5 minutes to cooldown. Just keep upping your jogging time as you build up your stamina.

I love doing intervals (jog, recover, jog) but I know do it with sprinting and it makes the time go by quicker when you have to keep changing what you are doing. It also makes for a really good workout with the changes in your heart rate. I am a very competitive person and like to try and beat my time and distance each week.

Answer 2

I started jogging 60 lbs ago, or should I say I started walk-jogging 60lbs ago.

First of all music, couldn't do it without music.
Second pick a distance, one that you know you could walk.
Third walk out that door. The way I did it was I would walk the distance between two telephone poles and than run the distance between two telephone poles untill I couldn't do it anymore and than walk the rest.

Each time I increased the distance I would run, and decrease the amount I would walk. The important thing is to listen to your body, you want to push yourself, but you need to be careful at the same time.

Do not get down if you cant do it. It took me a year to be able to jog 4 miles. But what a great feeling it was the first time I did. Just remember that even if you are not jogging the whole distance, you are maxing out your body, you are doing cardio that will make you loose weight and strengthen your heart. And isn't that what its all about, not how far you run.

Good luck, and trust me after a month you will love the way you feel and the results you are getting.

Answer 3

First of all buy yourself some good trainers (don't skimp on these as they are VERY important) which are designed for running, not tennis or anything daft like that, wear something comfy with a layer or two to remove as you start to sweat and replace when you cool down.
Before you even think about running anywhere do lots of stretching exercises, concentrating especially on your legs and back, if you are not sure how to stretch invest in a yoga video or similar. Next you need to assess just how much you can do, start off jogging until you get breathless, then slowing to a brisk walk until you feel ready to jog again, after a few times of doing this you will either feel like your heart is going to explode or your legs have turned to jelly - don't panic this is perfectly normal, try to build up to longer periods of jogging gradually and before you know it you'll be past the fifteen minute mark and there will be no stopping you.
When you have finished, repeat the stretching and keep walking until you cool down to normal(ish) temp.
You will ache like a bas*ard for a week but it will be worth it when you look like a supermodel =0)

Answer 4

Find a nice comfortable place to start. Say the hell with rules and just start jogging. Don't quit, find some reason to keep going. Say you'll do it for a thinner you, a sexier you, to get some hot chick/dude, to live a longer life. Whatever it is, set a goal and try to live up to that goal or beat it. And increase the goal a little bit every day. After you consistently do anything for a few weeks, it'll stick with you and jogging won't seem so bad or hard. I lost probably 30 pounds from jogging, and I wasn't even that fat to begin with.

Answer 5

Get a book like Running for Dummies. Do the stretching exercises that will be included. Start by jogging 1 block after you're strecthed and warmed up. If that's too much, jog a half-block. If you feel good after a block, do 2 blocks. As long as you always strech first and start with small distances, you'll be fine.

Answer 6

I would start walking for several months before you try jogging. your endurance level is not going to allow you to cover much distance in your current physical condition. this will also be a good time to start stretching after exercise as well. the more relaxed a muscle is at rest the more force it can generate over it's entire range of motion, basically becoming more efficient at performing work.

Answer 7

round the block would be good.

try running round a playing field a few times, its softer on the knees running on grass than it is road running.

make sure you have comfortable running trainers as you dont want to get blisters.

dont run for too long to begin with, just run till you feel knackered, then the more you go, the longer you can run for and slowly increase the time you are running for without stopping.

oh and take some lucozade to drink after so it helps your body recover and also do some stretches after wards too to help the body warm down.

Answer 8

I was overweight and started jogging around my neighborhood. Just start at your own pace, get some comfy sneakers, and some music.... I started doing just one lap around our street which was around a mile. if you get too tired, push yourself a little longer, but its OK to take a break and walk for a bit (not stopping!). every week or so try to push yourself to run a little more than walking. Instead of worrying about distance, I concerned myself with time. I'd time how long it took me to go around the lap.. and every week id try to make it faster....

and dont worry, the first few weeks i was completely ready to pass out after just 1 mile haha.........

good luck!!!!

Answer 9

First get jogging shoes. I'd go for short distances then slowly build up to running longer distances.

Answer 10

You will have to do some trial and error try to jog to the ends of your street. if this is easy go farther, if it is hard jog until you can't go anymore and then walk the rest of the distance.

Good luck!!