Sunday 14 February 2010

Exercising - beginners running plan

Exercising, some people hate it and some people love it, as for me I'm sitting on the fence. Don't get me wrong, i don't completely hate exercise i just don't love it all that more either! But i know i need it

So for Christmas my husband bought me a treadmill (i honestly did ask for one!), which to be honest i haven used all that much, that is until i start my running plan tomorrow. Whilst popping to tesco the other day i picked up a magazine called 'women's fitness' and inside there was a running plan, one for beginners, one for intermediate and one for advance. Naturally i need to start with he beginners so i aim to do this tomorrow. I intend to follow he plan for one week then mix it up the next week just to shock my body! So here's my plan for the week, Monday to Sunday:

BEGINNER (30 MINS)

3 MINS SLOW JOG
5 MINS STEADY JOG
2 MINS BRISK WALK
5 MINS STEADY JOG
2 MINS BRISK WALK
5 MINS STEADY JOG
2 MINS BRISK WALK
3 MINS FAST JOG
1 MIN BRISK WALK
2 MINS FAST JOG.


**Please note**:
For treadmil running, 5-6kph is equal to a brisk walk, 7-8kph is equal to a slow jog, 9-10kph is equal o a moderate jog and 11-12kph is a run**.