Jogging

[marshac]

Wanting to get back into shape, I went out at 10PM last night for a run.... I made it 0.25 miles before I had to walk..... my lungs were burning, and it was a somewhat unpleasant experience. On top of this I have asthma, although it's usually well controlled.

For those runners out there... how long until i get past the "burning lung" phase?

[lestertheemt]

Good question!!!! I have been jogging and I am up to a mile...only one mile!!!!!!

Good luck to you!!!!!!

[prospectmom]

I am at the walk a little run a little phase.... I can hike miles though...

[Gwen]

i was told at least 4 weeks (this was from a dr) before it stops being exhausting and starts to give you energy and all that jazz that exercise is supposed to do.

[marshac]

4 weeks..... oh my gosh.....

[Guest missingsomething]

4 weeks..... oh my gosh.....

Common doc... you should know this - having asthma... did you try your inhaler BEFORE you go running?

[Guest]

I can't find the article anymore... I used to keep them all on this favorites thing up there but for some reason, it is not there!

Anyway, I read that, fast walking is just as effective as jogging. The trick is to keep your heart rate at a constant elevated pace for several consecutive minutes instead of getting elevated for short bursts and then taken back down. So, if jogging makes you burn too much and causes asthma attacks, you can just go on fast walks for the first few days until your heart gets better conditioned to take in a jog.

Now, if you are training for long distance marathons, then running until your lungs can't take it anymore, then walking until you are ready for another burst is the thing to do. This conditions your heart for long-distance running which is not necessarily what you need if you just want to get back in shape.

[Gwen]

i used to run. though i loved it i wasn't quite getting the results i wanted. then i saw a report (sorry, this was back in 98 so i don't have a link) that said brisk sustained walking burned more fat than running or jogging. after that i changed my routine to a run/walk. not just run till you can't and walk when you want it was very planned. i'd walk half a mile warm up (slightly slower), run a mile, walk a half (brisk), run a mile, walk a half cool down (slower). personally i got very very good results from that and really enjoyed it.

however, presently i've just been trying to get back into things. i'm starting with walking. at first i could only walk a mile and it was killing me. that's when i talked to the dr (had been 3 weeks and i was still way to tired) and he said most ppl stop before 4 but that seems to be the magic number for most so stick with it. my husband started working nights (temp 1.5 week deal) that messed me up and i thought i was going to have to start over... .i wanted to cry. lol but i found it wasn't as hard as when i first started. it has gotten easier. i'm up to 2 miles now (which still embarasses me a little). when i can do 3 in a time that pleases me i'll turn half a mile of it into a jogging and build back up to my old rutine.

i take the dog with me it helps a lot. she has learned the rutine and if i'm late getting out the door she will sit and bark, it's a great reminder that i need to get up and move. lol i'm not sure i would have made it this far without her.

[Guest missingsomething]

i used to run. though i loved it i wasn't quite getting the results i wanted. then i saw a report (sorry, this was back in 98 so i don't have a link) that said brisk sustained walking burned more fat than running or jogging. after that i changed my routine to a run/walk. not just run till you can't and walk when you want it was very planned. i'd walk half a mile warm up (slightly slower), run a mile, walk a half (brisk), run a mile, walk a half cool down (slower). personally i got very very good results from that and really enjoyed it.

however, presently i've just been trying to get back into things. i'm starting with walking. at first i could only walk a mile and it was killing me. that's when i talked to the dr (had been 3 weeks and i was still way to tired) and he said most ppl stop before 4 but that seems to be the magic number for most so stick with it. my husband started working nights (temp 1.5 week deal) that messed me up and i thought i was going to have to start over... .i wanted to cry. lol but i found it wasn't as hard as when i first started. it has gotten easier. i'm up to 2 miles now (which still embarasses me a little). when i can do 3 in a time that pleases me i'll turn half a mile of it into a jogging and build back up to my old rutine.

i take the dog with me it helps a lot. she has learned the rutine and if i'm late getting out the door she will sit and bark, it's a great reminder that i need to get up and move. lol i'm not sure i would have made it this far without her.

Great input! Vary it.

[Soul_Searcher]

Ive also heard that power walking is better. If you start off with power walking, you can gradually build up to running. It also tones ur legs and bum better. I do it with wrist/ankle weights on for extra toning. Its easier on ur joints too. Apparantly the shorter you keep your steps the more effective it is. It is very good cardiovascularly too, so you will build up your stamina and hopefully be able to run further in time.

[Guest Alana]

My very unhelpful input is this: I hate running. I seriously think that my legs don't bend like other peoples. I can't swim the breast stroke either.

Though sometimes I have dreams about running, they are great dreams until I wake up, bitter. I have NEVER had running be a pleasant experience.

[Still_Small_Voice]

I used to run all the time in High School. Now my left knee bothers me too much to run anymore so I do other cardiovascular exercises. (And what gives I'm in my mid thirties and my knee is starting to go! )

What I do for exercise is the low impact cardiovascular machines at the local gym. I also enjoy weight lifting.

[marshac]

My very unhelpful input is this: I hate running. I seriously think that my legs don't bend like other peoples. I can't swim the breast stroke either.

Though sometimes I have dreams about running, they are great dreams until I wake up, bitter. I have NEVER had running be a pleasant experience.

I miss the laugh button....

[RachelleDrew]

Are you breathing properly? By properly I mean inhale through your nose, exhale through the mouth. Doing this while making your breaths sorta match up with the beat of your steps. It's hard to get the rhythm down and takes practice, but if you breathe properly while running your lungs wont hurt as bad and you will have more energy to run since your limbs will have plenty of oxygen.

If your breathing pattern is up to par, then you just have to wait it out. Keep running at the distance and speed you are now for the next month or so, then you may see some results. But if you keep increasing before your lungs catch up then you may not have relief for quite a while. You've gotta pace yourself while your body gets used to the exercise.

I love running. I have shin splints now from overdoing it though, so I have to keep it easy for awhile or else i'm gonna wind up with a stress fracture or something. I'm going crazy now, running is like crack once you've gotten a routine down and you are used to running several times a week.

[Guest JoshDwellington]

If you just want to get back in shape, jogging is a good tool, but not the most effective one !

As mentioned above :

- Brisk Walk is better, as it is less killing on the lungs, and much easier to start with.

I usually walk 4-5 times a week 30-45min each time, early in the morning when I walk my dog (she exercises with me lol)

- weights : if you have dumbbells and a stack of weights, it's better than running.

My doc (runner himself) told me jogging was only good when you're young, then your joints need something else, less stressful

- jogging : shoot for interval training (or sprinting), it burns more fat than steady pace

Keep it up

Josh

[jameslentz]

- jogging : shoot for interval training (or sprinting), it burns more fat than steady pace

once you get to where you have some endurance in you cardio system you might try something I found some time ago...it is called HIIT, stands for High Intensity Interval Training. Basic concept is that you have a short period of intense cardio followed by a period twice as long of steady state cardio.

Example:

1 min warmup at steady jog

30 second all out sprint

1 min jog

30 second sprint

1 min jog

etc

Scientific findings have shown that this type of cardio triggers fat burning quicker and longer than steady state cardio. I have been using this since last year, along with diet and some weight training, but this is the only type of cardio I do. Since March 08 I have lost 127 lbs....of course it is not all because of this but I feel like it has helped.

Just a thought....

Edited April 30, 2009 by jameslentz
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