Running, just plain running.

Who runs? I mean there are actually people out there that just run for the heck of it. For the longest time I thought the only times people ran was away from people that were trying to attack them.  The more I looked into I found out running on a regular basis could actually be good for you.  A regular at Broadway the other day said she started using an app called couch to 5k. Its an app you use that each day that gets you to run more and more every day by increasing the intervals.

The biggest problem I have and I'm sure a lot of people do is staying committed to working out or having a diet.  It's easy to start working out but the hard part is keeping it up.  That's when I decided if I blogged about my status it would be a lot harder to quit.  This is why I waited a little bit before I first posted this blog just to make sure I liked the app and didn't quit after a day or two.  I have also noticed the times I do work out on a more consistent basis I tend to also start eating better. I don't think it's a coincidence that these two events go hand in hand.  So I figured if I could begin running on a more regular time frame I would begin to eat better.

So about the workout and the app that I think is one of the best free apps I have ever used. On day one it was a 30 minute workout which started with a five minute warm-up.  I then began to run for 60 seconds and then walk for 90 seconds.  They had me doing this eight times and then I had a five minute cool down. After week one I was running for 90 seconds and walking for two minutes six times. I am now about to begin week three which has me running for three minute intervals and then walking for a minute.  It probably still doesn't seem like much but after a couple weeks I have already noticed a huge change in my stamina. The only problem I worry about is the weather and how its only going to get colder but as long it doesn't snow too much before Thanksgiving I should be able to go ahead with my 5k, which I should be able to according to this run on Thanksgiving.  Worst case scenario with the weather is I do have an indoor workout facility with treadmills so if the weather gets worse I can use that but I do really like to run around the lake I live across the street.  Below I have posted a link to the app if anyone is interested in joining me in the process, who knows maybe this time next year we will be running marathons?

http://www.active.com/mobile/c25k?force_a2=y