30 mins is long for a beginner unless you just do a fast walk. Better to just do 10 minutes every day and keep track of your pace. Then increase the speed first when the sessions become easier. Then once your pace is decent and it doesn’t tire you add interval training at the end of every other session so alternate between a sprint and a jog every 30 seconds. For like 5 times and increase the reps or the duration when it becomes easy. Then later on you can add a second 10 minute session like at the end of the day on a couple of days in your week where you do something different like hill or stair climbing.
With your current training schedule there is a good chance you will quit altogether. Don’t make it hard on yourself. Also if you become super exhausted after a run it doesn’t mean you trained better and will progress faster compared to a run where you still feel fine afterwards, it can actually cause the opposite since your are more likely to injure yourself.
I don’t think 2 x a week is a good workout. I seem to recall reading somewhere that strenuous 2 x week workouts can be stressful on the body vs how much benefit it offers. Note: twice weekly modest workouts are very helpful.
Try reducing the length of the run and/or substituting fast walk warmup and cooldowns, and adding a gym or some other workout to bring it up to 3x workouts in a week.
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It doesn’t. You just run faster.
But also, at the same time: I’m mad that the people who said “exercise gives you energy” were right.
Ah, but the dying feeling isn’t because of your jogging, that’s just what it feels like to be alive right now (and probably any other time).
I never got to the point that jogging felt good. But eventually what happened was that I’d feel better for the rest of the day on a day I ran, than on a day I did not run.
Aerobic dance classes are enjoyable once my aerobic base develops but running is boring and a drag always.
Drop it to ten minutes a run plus walking, but up it to four times a week. You’re better off taking it slow and working up. Easier on your lower back and knees. Good shoes also matter. Might want to add some free calisthenics too. Body weight squats, pushups, dead hangs at a pullup bar, etc.
You just start to like that feeling.
If you went from nothing to 30 minute jogs, likely a little while. What’s your history? Solid couch potato with a potato shaped body or worse? You’re looking at a couple hard months. Formerly fit/fit-ish, maybe some high school sports or something? Maybe an unpleasant month or so. You’d be better off easing into it a little slower. Can you do a brisk walk for 30+ minutes? Jog for 10-15? Build up to a full 30 minute jog. They have things like C25K (Couch to 5K) programs that give you good pacing.
I work in the trades, constantly pushing 400lbs crates on wheels, I’m not unfit, but I wouldn’t say I’m running fit. It’s like a whole new part of my feet and legs just gives out while other parts can keep going
Ever seen a runner smiling? Me neither.
No but I see them casually having conversations while running with their friends annd that seems like magic to me. I get embarrassed at how I breathe after a flight of stairs or if I have to hurry a little crossing the street.
Yeah, I hear ya. Any cardio exercise helps with that though. I like to hike on local trails at a brisk pace and I’m in a decent place there (not running any 10Ks though)
There’s a lot of factors, it’s a matter of training your body to get used to the effort. I used to jog a lot myself, beginning it sucked, after a month or two the happy chemicals started working that made it feel good. Add in going out on beautiful days as well and seeing nature helps as well. It’s easier to do it here in the spring and autumn months because the weather is much more agreeable.
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Well. When do you think you’ll die?
Could be never. After 2 years of trying to get fit again after having Covid it turned out I have Post Exertional Malaise and exercise literally damages my body.
Omg I hope my daughter never discovers this condition exists
