Getting ready to get out the door, huh?
You've taken stock, and done your homework. you've found some inspiration and made your decision - where and when...
My 10 Tips to help you start - successfully, speedily and safely:
- Take Stock
- Do Some Homework
- Be Inspired
- Make a Decision
- Enlist Support
- Build-in Success
- Some is Better Than None
- Find a Coach or Mentor
- Hang In There
- Sometimes Less is More
But what if you have a few doubts? That's common, must do. Try these...
5. Enlist Support
- let family, friends and colleagues know what you're about to do and why
- use but don't hijack social media
- seek and accept support and encouragement, not ridicule and sarcasm
- be wary of your aims and making promises public that may initially be beyond you - you can never start too easily
- an experienced coach or mentor may work better for you than a well intentioned or well-trained friend
- write what you do and how you felt in a training log or, better yet, a journal
6. Build in Success
- start small and slow, and build - aim for more over time, not all the time
- all paces and distances are forward progress - keep moving forward
- you may be best to start with a walking program, then a walk-jog program or walk-run program
- follow each new level for 2-3 weeks
- give muscles, joints, tendons and organs unaccustomed to running time to adapt
- ensure you can talk - if you can't carry on a normal conversation slow down, or walk more
- begin by running for steps, then seconds, then minutes - all before kilometres or miles
- try 2x5=10
- in your first 2 weeks aim to go on 5 (alternate) days for 10minutes each time
- think about doing a little less than you think you can - challenging, yet accomplishable and safe
No one session - whether your first, second, 20th or 200th - will make you fit, and carry you to your goal/s. Your progress and success will come from the accumulation of sessions over time, week-after week.
Enlisting support and building in success ensure you avoid the 2-week "I can't do it anymore" hurdle...
- let family, friends and colleagues know what you're about to do and why
- use but don't hijack social media
- seek and accept support and encouragement, not ridicule and sarcasm
- be wary of your aims and making promises public that may initially be beyond you - you can never start too easily
- an experienced coach or mentor may work better for you than a well intentioned or well-trained friend
- write what you do and how you felt in a training log or, better yet, a journal
6. Build in Success
- start small and slow, and build - aim for more over time, not all the time
- all paces and distances are forward progress - keep moving forward
- you may be best to start with a walking program, then a walk-jog program or walk-run program
- follow each new level for 2-3 weeks
- give muscles, joints, tendons and organs unaccustomed to running time to adapt
- ensure you can talk - if you can't carry on a normal conversation slow down, or walk more
- begin by running for steps, then seconds, then minutes - all before kilometres or miles
- try 2x5=10
- in your first 2 weeks aim to go on 5 (alternate) days for 10minutes each time
- think about doing a little less than you think you can - challenging, yet accomplishable and safe
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