Yes! Did my first workout yesterday. I'm 44, and while not overweight, definitely NOT in shape.  I've never had to diet, but I'd like to be in shape now, and things are starting to slow down. Hips are sore today - hoping that eases for tomorrow's workout.  I have the C25K Pro Droid app, which as far as I can tell doesn't talk to you when it's time to change. Has anyone found a Droid app that will do that? It'd be nice not to have to look at the phone to find out what I should be doing.

Glad to find others who just started!

Chris

lmwarrington wrote:

 

Hi,

 

I'm a C25K virigin.  I'm a 39 years old, diabetic, 200+  mother of two.  The other day my daughter said "I know why you cant get that mom...because you're too fat."  She didnt mean to hurt my feelings, but it did.  I want to be around to watch her and my son grow up.  Tmw is my W1D1.  I HATE exercising so I'm doing this with a friend at work.  I have an hour between picking up my son from school and picking up my daughter from her school.  I am planning to use that hour on M, W, F to do my exercise.  I'm a sign language interpreter so my work is mostly sedintary.  I dont want to be perfect, just a better example for my kids!!!!

 

:-),

laura

there is a thread on here for 200+ pounders, like myself...if you wanna check out another thread. i know i post on several in order to keep my motivation up.

So how's everyone doing with the workouts? I completed all three this week so I can rest until Sunday now.

I'm already finding that I have more energy in the evenings and more "will" to eat healthy and not eat any trash.

So far, so good! I'll be starting Week 2 on Sunday!

Hi all, well its good to be getting back into it, as stated, I am on Wk 2, but will probably do a couple more days of Wk 2 next week to ensure I am comfortable with it before moving on to the 3 min sessions of Wk 3. So far, apart from some tightness in the thigh muscles, its all good and like you say - more energy and better sleep.

I have had snags with the App on my Android phone interfacing with my music choices and have reverted to an iPod download and stopwatch. The download I chose is available at http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/couch-5K-running-plan.aspx  - the lady tells you when to run, when to walk, gives running tips and good motivational encouragement. You don't really need a stopwatch as she keeps you informed of how well you are doing, but its also nice to look down and see how many seconds to go....!!

If anyone has any better ideas for music and coaching apps or downloads, I'd be grateful.

Have a great weekend and good running!

Finished Week 1 today. I didn't get out until 9:30 which resulted in some challenges with heat and traffic. I also think the warmer temps caused me to quicken my pace at first, and I started getting some knee pain about half way through. Slowed down at the end though and feel great. I still have some soreness in the muscules on the front of my legs, but it seems to be getting better.

In addition to the C25K app I bought for my Droid, I installed a free version of imapmyrun and got some information on my average pace, distance, etc. According to it I completed 2.25 miles total with the running and jogging at a 14 min/mi pace. I wish I had a more detailed way to monitor my pace on the runs only so I can pinpoint the best for endurance.

On top of moving to quickly and experiencing some pain, I accidentally paused the workout twice: once while walking (I think I walked an extra minute) and once while running (paused at 20 sec left, have no idea how long I kept jogging before I notcied). I guess I need an armband for my phone; it looks like holding it isn't working.

Anyone else experience some interesting events this week? How is everyone feeling after week one?!

I'd like some info about distance, too - can you run both of these on your Droid at the same time?

Hey! I had no problem running both the C25K and the MapMyRun app at the same time. I had the route mapped too, so my location settings were turned on.