Jettica
Shoot to thrill
Hi all. Long time no speak.
I went for a jog this morning. I only went round the block, which is a massive .4 of a mile. It was a mix of running and walking. God it hurt, my chest got all tight, breathing was heavy, heart rate up. It took me 6/7 minutes. I didn't time myself or take things like my BPM.
It was in the rain this morning about 6:30am. Despite it hurting it felt amazing and exhilarating.
In the next post I've put a story from by blog about my aversion to running (exercise in general actually.) It's there because it's sort of irrelevant to what I want to ask but interesting nonetheless.
I used to walk a lot and walk wherever possible now (I went from walking 3 miles a day on my commute to driving 50 a day to my new job.)
I want to run to lose weight but I also want to do it to build stamina for things like snowboarding and hiking. Is this the best way to go about it?
I briefly looked at the C25K thing. I don't need the walking bit, I just want to get straight into the jogging. So my questions are:
How often do I need to jog?
For how long?
Do I need to up my calorie intake to ensure my body doesn't go into starvation mode.
Are there big risks for my joints/shins because I weigh 217lbs. Should I take any precautions?
Eat breakfast after I run? When my metabolism is going and all that.
Thanks. You are all awesome.
x
I went for a jog this morning. I only went round the block, which is a massive .4 of a mile. It was a mix of running and walking. God it hurt, my chest got all tight, breathing was heavy, heart rate up. It took me 6/7 minutes. I didn't time myself or take things like my BPM.
It was in the rain this morning about 6:30am. Despite it hurting it felt amazing and exhilarating.
In the next post I've put a story from by blog about my aversion to running (exercise in general actually.) It's there because it's sort of irrelevant to what I want to ask but interesting nonetheless.
I used to walk a lot and walk wherever possible now (I went from walking 3 miles a day on my commute to driving 50 a day to my new job.)
I want to run to lose weight but I also want to do it to build stamina for things like snowboarding and hiking. Is this the best way to go about it?
I briefly looked at the C25K thing. I don't need the walking bit, I just want to get straight into the jogging. So my questions are:
How often do I need to jog?
For how long?
Do I need to up my calorie intake to ensure my body doesn't go into starvation mode.
Are there big risks for my joints/shins because I weigh 217lbs. Should I take any precautions?
Eat breakfast after I run? When my metabolism is going and all that.
Thanks. You are all awesome.
x