Jogging

[Fez of Mahrez]

I've just been for a jog. Unbelievable. I was shamed into it really by the effort put in yesterday. I was envious. It's time to get fit. iPod - check, new Adidas running trainers - check, ridiculous windswept hair - check.

Aiming to go before work three times a week to start with and see how I get on.

Has anyone else ever attempted to get fit from scratch? How long did it take you?

I feel a lot better having got up and done it and still got the rest of the day ahead of me though.

[RowlattsFox]

I started jogging after the FT match in January because I was embarrased by my lack of fitness that day and I was determined to get fit ahead of the next match......it lasted about 2 weeks

I hate running, it kills me.

[Fez of Mahrez]

I started jogging after the FT match in January because I was embarrased by my lack of fitness that day and I was determined to get fit ahead of the next match......it lasted about 2 weeks

I hate running, it kills me.

There's nothing like seeing a load of 16-year-olds remind you how fit you were seven years ago to get you going.

[Daggers]

There's nothing like seeing a load of 16-year-olds to get you going.

[Fez of Mahrez]

Also true.

[Durnerz]

I hate running, prefer cycling.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

I need to get fit from scratch aswell apart from cricket which i quit last season. The last time i played competitive sport was AFL a few years back. The only regular exercise i do is lifting a pint glass to my lips.

I know want to get fit but it is going to be a long way back but i think it needs to be done. If it i get going i may even get asked out by Tommy G

[Daggers]

I hate running, prefer cycling.

I ought to get back to it - I'll be needing a wheelbarrow for my gut otherwise.

[Flynny]

When I jog aimlessly my knees start to ache ridiculously painfully, but it doesn't happen in games. I'd do a bit of running myself otherwise.

That and the heart complaint, I suppose.

[Guest]

When I first started running, I started off by doing interval training of 3 mins running/2 mins walking and about 6 or 7 reps of that, then I adjusted it to 4 mins running/1 min walking and 8 or so reps of that. I found it really helped build up my stamina and before I knew it I was just running continuously for a fair while. It's still nice to mix up the training sometimes though so I'm not consistently battering my knees for prolonged periods.

I found trying to do huge distances right off the bat after not having done it for a while almost impossible personally. I go about 3-5 times a week now, doing between 4 and 10 miles but i certainly couldn't have done that at the start.

I also find listening to punk helps while i'm running but maybe that's just me.

[The Stig]

I'm reasonably fit anyway. Went on a fitness drive at the start of the year and actually noticed a big improvement in the way I looked and distances I could run by about March. Since then though I've been too busy with work and school to do anything properly. I'll try and start again in the summer, I hate running but force myself to do it.

[Tommy G]

I hate jogging, I prefere the rowing machine or boxing for cardio. Saying that I only do 30 mins a week max.

If your running on pavements, make sure you have decent footwear as there is reason to sugest that continuous running on hard surfaced can fcuk your knees up.

As for getting in decent shape from scratch, I'd say its taken me a year. Not stopping now though, there is always room for improvement.

Good luck and don't give up.

[Alexikokopops]

Jogging is brilliant. I managed to run a half marathon in under two hours after about ten weeks of jogging. Job done.

[Poakey]

I tried last year,did about a mile in ten mins constantly for 3 weeks then gave up.I'm so unfit,if i run 200 yards to the newsagent now im knackered.

Seeing this thread though may get me started again,im now 34 and feel if i dont start again i'll be a couch potatoe for the rest of my life.

Any more tips to get started?

Cheers.

[Benjani]

I find that swimming is good for fitness. I go nearly everyday without fail at my gym, the gym bores me tbh. Although I go quite often for the weights.

As for jogging, if anyone sees you it is quite embarrasing!

[Bellend Sebastian]

One of the worst things about jogging are the hilarious comments you get from passers by. Teenage girls nearly always say 'get those legs up' for no reason whatsoever, and teenage boys, in their desperation to come out with something witty seem to go into mental meltdown and say 'nice arse', which isn't something I'd say to a man if I was with my mates (perhaps I'm old fashioned). Suggest to them that it's a bit gay and they become very aggressive.

There's nowt so queer as folk

[coale39]

Ive never liked jogging or going to the gym. I only like doing exercise if it a sport. The only sport I play now on a regular basis is squash.

[Floating Fox]

One of the worst things about jogging are the hilarious comments you get from passers by. Teenage girls nearly always say 'get those legs up' for no reason whatsoever, and teenage boys, in their desperation to come out with something witty seem to go into mental meltdown and say 'nice arse', which isn't something I'd say to a man if I was with my mates (perhaps I'm old fashioned). Suggest to them that it's a bit gay and they become very aggressive.

There's nowt so queer as folk

Jog in the woods then, no-one can see you. Thats my tip

Fez, how far are you jogging? Morning jogging is brilliant as it wakes you up, even just a mile or two, and sets you up for the day. Just wish I could wake myself up to do so.

Swimming is also a great way to keep fit.

[Cobbo]

My family are big on running. My brother did the Hinckley half marathon the other week in 1 hour 34. I have no interest in it at all!

I was told when I was doing physio at the Royal recovering from my broken ankle that I was deceptively fit, which will do for me having said that, pre season training will be a bit of a killer, but it will get me trim again.

[Uncle Monty]

Ahhhhh..... this is that new fad that's going around, i think it's pronounced yogging - or jogging with a silent j.

[Alexikokopops]

Ahhhhh..... this is that new fad that's going around, i think it's pronounced yogging - or jogging with a silent j.

It took all my self control not to post that earlier.

[Guest]

Has anyone else ever attempted to get fit from scratch? How long did it take you?

In all seriousness, everyone is different, so it could take one person a few weeks to get fit, another a few months. It all depends on what you want to get fit for. Jogging is great for building up stamina, and is a good starting point.

BTW, I used a 16 week training programme for the marathon; there was one 16 week programme aimed at people who had not run at all!!

[Joe.]

I wouldn't be able to bring myself to jog. For a start I'm way too unfit for it, and I prefer other methods of getting fit such as cycling, something that I've got into a bit more recently.

[Floating Fox]

Go for a short jog in the rain.

Sounds wierd but I actually really enjoyed it.

[James.]

I prefer to call it running.