C25K

Hi ladies!

I am biting the bullet and starting this tomorrow!!

Will have to get the ipod charged up and I will try out my arm band for the first time. I will do it with the kidlies in the pram on a nice track that is mostly flat and at the end there is a park so the kids can get a play and wear themselves out too hopefully!

Good for you! Actually I think it might be time for me to join you I did it (well, most of it, I kept getting stuck at around week 5) when getting fit again after JJ. It's sooner now but I feel ready! Give me a virtual kick up the bum if I don't report back

There's an old thread about it here - I'll go bump it for you

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Edited by Aethalia

yea 5k in 30mins sounds about right

I am looking forward (well, as much as one can look forward to exercise) to doing this when i have recovered from the birth of my baby - not sure how it will work with 1 in a pram and a 2-3yr old though........any bright ideas anyone?? May have to find a babysitter while i run with the pram!

Hows the running going?

I have just started this last thurs. I HATE running, even when I could do 2hrs of aerobics and was ultra fit from kickboxing I still couldn't run for 5 mins. Something about the way it makes my lungs feel I think ... or how boring / repetitive it is.

Anyway ....
But I'm trying to get back in shape and ahve been doing zumba once a week but its not enough, so have just started back on the treadmill. I used to just walk on it (YEARS ago) but this is something different and a goal so I'm giving it a go. Will see how it goes, so far so good, but I have done all three walk/jogs since thurs, so I think I will be sore tomorrow!!!

OMG peanut I don't know how you do it with the kids in a buggy. Guess chch is flat though eh? My kids are 18.2kgs and 12kgs and the buggy would be another 10kgs or so = no way I could even walk up a hill with them both in it now, let alone jog!

I use the treadmill MuppetsMumma, and DH has the kids while I do it! Or I take one in the buggy if I'm just going for a walk. I tried once to have my 3 year old walk too --- we didn't make it very far and it was SOOO slow!

How is everyone going with the C25K? I'm doing each week twice as I'm that unfit and hopeless at running. This is my 2nd week of week 2. I was a bit naughty and didn't do my first day until today so will do again on Saturday and maybe Sunday.

I had to get some new earphones as the ones I had just kept falling out of me ears, even with the over the ear hook. So now I look even more dorky with my full headphones but at least they stay on and I run on TM at home so no one sees me (apart from the lawnmower man the other week lololol!). They are bright pink skull candy ones but OMG they have wicked sound and it's made a huge difference not having to constantly hold my ears.

I will head to gym tomorrow and Saturday for circuit workout. Still not lost any weight which is depressing but normal for me. Clothes are getting looser and measurements are dropping so soon the weight should start to go down. Just keep telling myself how great I feel after completing my exercise to keep me motivated.

Let us know how you're all going!

Becs

Yay Bubba! Great to have another person doing this. I haven't gained weight BUT I haven't lost it either!!!!

Usually I do gain weight when I first start exercise. And I think it's because you start building muscle but the fat is still there. People say muscle weighs more than fat which is a load of rot, how can 1kg of muscle weigh more than 1kg of fat????? They are both the same weights!!!!! BUT muscle has a smaller surface area than fat which is why I like to do measurements instead.

I am still struggling with week 3, I must have repeated it 5 times now but I will keep repeating it until I find it comfortable to run the amount it says then I will move on. I don't care how long it takes, I will get there in the end. I've also found it tough lately with the humidity and I really need to do it earlier in the morning before it gets too hot.

Hang in there, and keep going. You will improve over time, I remember my first week I could hardly run for 30 seconds without dying! And do your measurements as you will likely see changes there