I have recently realised that things are on the slide. I have put on some weight and reducing my intake of food is not doing anything to help. I also suffer from a periodic condition presumably connected to the menopause/peri-menopause which means that I am often extremely fatigued and suffer headaches that go on for days, all of which means I have cut down on day to day activity.
I will not let this be the start down the slippery slope to permanent weight gain and total lack of fitness!
So, I recently started following the Couch to 5K running plan
But....oh boy! is it hard! I am hopelessly unfit and really struggle to follow the week one regime after about 10 minutes. I have to rest after the exercise for nearly as long as the exercise itself took!
Have I taken on too much too quickly?
Is there a gentler plan to start on?
How long do I have to continue before I start to see a tiny bit of improvement? I daren't move on to week 2 as I know I won't be able to do it and I don't want to collapse in the street
And finally, is anyone else doing this and would like some mutual support sharing?
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Dumbledoresgirl · 09/10/2012 11:17
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