I do have asthma but it's not severe or anything.But I really want to start running on the treadmill. I don't wanna start off too hard b/c I will discourage myself, but I want a good workout so that I will see results as quickly as possible. Any people with fitness training knowledege your advice is deeply appreciated or just any peeps out there. Thanks ahead of time! Any advice?
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www.runnersworld.com has some great beginning running programs on their site ("training" link).  Like others have said, good shoes are a must or you'll just injure yourself.  Expect to pay a bunch for the first pair you get and buy them at a shoe store where you can test them out on a treadmill in the store.  Have the salespeople help you with different brands and types of cushioning until you find what works for you. After the first pair, you can find your next pair on sale or online after you know what you want.\n\nJust listen to your body and work gradually.  Avoid injury by training smartly.
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I don't think it asthma, I think it is a build up of co2 (carbon dioxide) the reason is, you blood is pumping faster while you exert energy, if your breathing rate is not in tune with your heart rate, then your capularies(in your lungs) will absorb the CO2 that is residual in your lungs from your last exhale, there fore building up CO2 levels in your blood. Breath deeper and slower, and decrease your heart rate to fix this. You will be in no immediate danger unless you continue to run for an extended period of time. Its a similar effect from scuba diving.
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You're off to a good start if you are running 6.6 miles per day, esp if it is all at once.  Is it outside or on a treadmill?\nYou might want to start riding with a mountain bike and if you run outside, ride the same route, then gradually extend the ride further and further.  You should be able to ride 6.6 miles in 30 minutes, assuming your riding on the flats and not up many hills.  You could also go to a gym and work on a stationary bike to begin with, then when you feel that you are in better shape get yourself a bike and start riding it outside.  You'll find that you use different muscles when you ride versus run so you'll probably notice some soreness at first but don't give up.  And you'll definitely find your butt will get sore initially, but if you keep working at it, that discomfort will eventually go away.  I am sure there are training programs and books that you can find to help you get in shape for a cross country bike ride.  The most important thing is you have to get on a bike and start riding.  It will eventually stop being a chore and start being something you look forward to doing.\n\nGood luck.
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Hi it is nice to hear i am not alone!\nI started working out and getting back into it, and have lost 30 lb.  I have taken nutrition, and a personal trainging course to get my head straight.  \n\n1st day- 10 min cardio warm up- anything you want just try to get that heart rate up\nThen go and do a full body workout with wieghts with your main focus being on in following order\nlegs\nchest\nback\ncore\narms\n(This order ensures you are using your biggest muscles most which will burn off the most calories in the long run when they are repairing themselves)\nThis should take you about 25-30 min or so\n\nThen finish off the workout with some more cardio-something that will keep you in your target heart rate range so you are burning as many fat cal. as possible.\n\nDAY TWO\n\nDevote this day purely to cardio... try out all the differnt machines see which one you like.  I find that i like doing like three or four different machines on cardio day to mix it up, it helps the time pass faster.\n*Music is great during cardio, it helps the time pass, and it makes it fun*\n\nAfter your cardio workout it would be good to stretch for about 5-10 min while your muscles are warmed up-but don't overdo it.\n\n\nDAY THREE- same as day one\nDAY FOUR-same as day two\nBasically just keep switching off days, and then take the seventh day off.  Your body will need that rest period especially in the begging.  Maybe on that day take a nice walk, or bike ride. \n\nCALORIE WISE\nPlay with it.\nIt took me a while to find the right amount of calories for me 1200, but when i want to be really aggressive i drop it down to 800.  \n\nFruits and veggies are awsome, and low cal.  \n\nAlso whole wheat pretzels, and plain yogurt with brown sugar are really good too.\n\nAlso making sure healthy foods are always around you is key.  If you have junk around that is what you will eat, and if you have good food around then the same goes.\n\nWell i hope this helps\n If you have any more questions you can e-mail me.  Sunshine_toes@yahoo.com
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It could be counter productive as you might damage yourself if you suddenly take up jogging as your muscles/joints arent used to it. I would start walking briskly first then go on to jogging. I find it better going to a gym as you avoid pollution, rain etc and you can do more varied activites for over all fitness, plus your less likely to damage your joints then on the treadmill than on the pavement.
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heres the thing. the first 15-20 minutes of your excercise on the treadmille is burning glycogen. You are burning calories this way, but not fat calories. The rest of the time you spend on the treadmille, you will be burning fat calories which is your goal. so try to start with day one being 30 minutes of treadmille, then next day 31, so on and so forth until you can get up to 45 minutes a day. you will be burning fat in no time this way, and u will be gradually making good headway, not all at once. keep motivated, and good luck.
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wow this is great..the goal for most people is 30 minutes of cardio activity everyday...so add a minute everyday for a week or so and you'll be there...heart rate shouldn't go much higher...don't know about road speed..use a stationary bike myself...but 13 mph seems as if it would be pretty darned good...good weight for your age...mix it up with other types of cardio so you don't burn out or get bored...
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The more you work out your lungs, the stronger they become.  I have asthma and have had it all my life but I play saxophone and that has helped me so much.  You can also ask your doctor if you need albuterol or an inhaler.
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I am trying it out as well.  I'm still on Learn & Burn, as I still don't feel coordinated enough to go on to the next video. :)  I always sweat like a pig, and feel like I'm getting a good workout, but I don't get sore as easily as I did w/other workouts.  \nI think you should at least give TJ a chance.  I would say if you don't see SOME kind of results in a month, it's time for a change.  Best of luck to ya hun! :)
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First thing first i just wanna say, like yourself  you say you do walk alot, -same here! I've walked so much in my life it's unreal litterly every day i go for a walk, then one day I started walking quiet fast, and seen people in a group out for a run/jogg one day. Thats when i thought hummm..... I cant do that... i'd .look so funny. See I' say that cause i'm tall, and to see a tall person bobbing along is like a giant flying in the air lol. or at least at the time I thought it that way. So i said to a friend one day- I think i should get into running! He said go for it,! -(him being very fit and active and motivating). I'm like i'd look really funny, and so he said inreturn- everyone looks funny but no one is really watching you unless they think you look good or happen to see you. So start slow he said to me, and thats what I did. Well i got my self some decent shoes for running and clothing-layers for the fall and cool nights and lighter clothes for when it started getting warm. I used my cd disman for a longtime to gage my running, and to help me keep a good speed based on the base and paste of the song. So that was one good motavation there. As for ur asthma, - ... start with jogging, and paste ur self- you can try and start with going on machines at a gym -tread,eliptical, etc or outdoors running (which i prefer when it's nice out).As for the fun part slap on an  mp3player wit an arm band or a waist/back pouch with ur diskman or walkmin etc and  put a good set of goodtunes that would keep you moving. A good selection of music you like thats fast -will help you have a bit of fun and gives you ur own focus and little world i find you get into when you have it going . But do start slow and only go at a rate inwhich your body and urself can handle things. Go with a friend or family member etc sometime together and having a campanion there might be fun too. just build gradually if your moving up to running. Do start with about 30min strech etc as you know probably before and after ur done ur cadio workout jog/run. As for a secret for running up hill's or roads that seem to be going up a bit when ur jogging/running, use your tip-toes and sortta bouce up hill,rather than putting ur foot flat and pressing with them when u go up hill. by springing up hill you'll get to the top or the stright way fas ter and always keep the speed you have up hill the same as down hill. hope i help a bit goodluck - i know u can do it :)
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Ive never seen any advertisements for personal trainers in the ww club i go to, and Ive been a member five years! It wouldn't be a bad idea though, why not just ask and find out, after all, keeping fit and healthy isn't a bad thing! maybe they don't advertise other form of exercise as they have their own exercise DVDs,such as the one with Claire Sweeney,and ww, at the end of the day, just wanna make money! Give it a whirl and good luck!
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I jouned when kicked out of colege and even though I am in decent shape, I was still in trouble with the running.  Don't like to run....So start running, little distances at first but buold up to a mile at least in 10 minuts before u go.\n     Also have some exercises to build up your upper body strenght.  But mostly and importantly...RUN..RUN..RUN !!!
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Asthma is your real problem.  And worrying too much.  For the weights, use your body for the weights, and your imagination to figure out how.  Whoever told you you are not strong is not your friend.  You are not "anything" right now, you are a kid!  Enjoy.
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3 miles in twenty minutes is okay.  One of my colleagues at police college had asthma (used inhalers all the time) and he had no problem getting hired.  If you pass the physical and the fitness test I don't see any problems.  Asthma is very controllable for most people.
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Start with a combination of running and walking in the beginning.  A good program for this is the "couch to 5K" plan:  http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml\n\nBy the way, you can get a very good workout on the elliptical.  Just keep the intensity up and you can burn almost as many calories as running.  It might be worth trying if you really prefer the elliptical.
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You usually have to work up to the distance, though I suppose (not meaning to be discouraging) that some people - especially those who have been active with similar physical activities can do that the first time they try.\n\nI started running routinely at age 13 (though have alot of natural ability - always won the 600 yard run in grade school for the President's Physical Fitness Award) because I went out for track (actually wanted to play baseball, but didn't make the 7th-9th grade team as a 7th grader, so ran the mile on the track team instead and never looked back). That is what got me running as a teen and I went further and faster as I trained. I did not end up being spectacular, but it is a habit that is still with me to this day - went out for a brisk mile & a half today. I mention this so you know that though I don't break records I know quite a bit about running doing it to keep in shape for 30 years.\n\nI suggest to do what comes natural. I.e., don't be concerned about how you breathe, because your body will take in air as you need it. Good form can help breathing by making air go in & out of the chest easier - but good form is usually what is comfortable. I also suggest to resist the temptation to sacrifice a good stride to get that 30 minutes in. If you stride naturally and at a brisk pace (though it can be comfortable rather than punishing), you won't injure yourself as you may holding back and thus putting stress in the wrong places. The body was made to run fast! So work up to 30 minutes at a good pace - it may take awhile, but you'll get there if you want it.\n\nYou'll probably start getting shin splints at some point. That is okay, but take it easy if you do then start back again. You don't want a stress fracture though. It is not good to run *too much* when the body is still developing alot - 30-60 minutes is fine.
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Exercise doesn't have to be done in the gym....you can do sit-ups and push-ups, squats and lunges while watching TV instead of just sitting on the couch. Find an activity you like...depending on where you live maybe take your dogs for a hike instead of just a walk around the neighborhood. If you like playing sports try joining a community recreational team. If you do want to go to the gym and get a resistance training program together, you can join some of the classes after work on the days you don't go to school. Most gyms offer aerobic classes for free. If you have the extra money I would definitely recommend a trainer. It does cost some money, but it is definitely motivating. You have someone with you cheering you on, making sure you are doing exercises correctly, and holding you accountable to make it into the gym. Or you can go onto sites like craigslist.com and put an ad for a workout partner in your area. As for motivation...if you find something you enjoy doing you will be far more motivated in exercising than if you are forcing yourself to do something just because it is exercise.