Having embarked on a new fitness regime, I have decided to give running a go. Now, I am not one for running and I completely and utterly hate the gym. I have tried and tried to motivate myself to go and I just can’t do it. I get bored, and really who wants to hang out in a gym full of sweaty body building men? I can tell you I certainly do not! I even went as far as signing up around 3 years ago for a 3 year membership....I have been a maximum of 10 times! What a waste of money!
Anyway, I have been introduced to an awesome app that seems to be helping me....Get Running. This app is based on the couch-to-5k in 9 weeks programme. It breaks it down into 3 runs a week and slowly builds you up from nothing to running for 30 minutes non-stop. To me I was very sceptical thinking this would not work for me at all but after the first week I can already see an improvement! The first weeks programme is walking briskly for 5 minutes and then alternating from 1 minute runs to 1 1/2 minutes walking for 20 minutes, then back down to 5 minutes walking to cool off!
Now don’t get me wrong, coming from a girl who does no exercise and works in an office this is a challenge. BUT it is achievable! I’ll keep you updated and let you know how I’m getting on.
It’s a nice app, keeps you motivated and lets you know how long you have left. You can also listen to your music at the same time and it fades in and out quite nicely to give you instructions. The app is £1.99, well worth it! So if you’re interested in running but haven’t a clue where to start, you may just need this in your life!
xoxo
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