Week 1 Day 1
May. 14th, 2013 04:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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c25kWell I got myself started today. It was a bit of a spur of the moment thing but I think that was the best way to start it rather than trying to choose a date and constantly...not doing it. In the past year my health has been terrible and I had to leave university and stuff. I have chronic fatigue issues and my diabetes is very temperamental when I try and exercise so 6 months ago this was out of my wildest dreams.
So yeah completing even day one of week one is a huge thing for me. I was very impressed at the fact that I survived. I wasn't sure I would manage to run all the stints but I got myself into somewhat of a rhythm with my music. It taught me I'm perhaps not as unfit as I thought I was but I need to work on breathing. Does anyone have tips on that? I'm not very fast yet but I think I would explode if I tried to keep an eye on distance and such things at this point. Overall, very proud of myself and kind of looking forward to my next run. I think aliens may have taken over my body. :P
So yeah completing even day one of week one is a huge thing for me. I was very impressed at the fact that I survived. I wasn't sure I would manage to run all the stints but I got myself into somewhat of a rhythm with my music. It taught me I'm perhaps not as unfit as I thought I was but I need to work on breathing. Does anyone have tips on that? I'm not very fast yet but I think I would explode if I tried to keep an eye on distance and such things at this point. Overall, very proud of myself and kind of looking forward to my next run. I think aliens may have taken over my body. :P
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Date: 14/05/2013 03:23 pm (UTC)I think with breathing what I found was that just building up gradually caused my body to somehow teach myself how to breathe. Trying to think about it was just hopeless for me. But other people may have better suggestions!
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Date: 14/05/2013 07:01 pm (UTC)What are you worried about or hoping to work on with your breathing? I have a very distinct memory of being... not quite yelled at, but firmly advised by a gym teacher that I shouldn't be inhaling and exhaling on every two steps, but every three, but deep breathing while running is definitely something you have to train like every other type of fitness, so you just have to start where you're comfortable and then start pushing yourself.
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Date: 15/05/2013 03:15 pm (UTC)