{"id":47193,"date":"2011-04-30T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=47193"},"modified":"2011-04-26T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T15:00:44","slug":"a-moms-30-minute-guide-for-running-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/a-moms-30-minute-guide-for-running-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mom’s 30 Minute Guide for Running Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sarah Visbeek authors In the Trenches of Mommyhood, her personal blog about being a full-time working mother whose bathrooms always smell like pee. With a husband and three sports-loving sons, Sarah\u2019s Boston trenches are full of balls–literally and figuratively. Her entire series titled “A Beginner’s Guide to Running” can be found on her blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

So maybe you are tired of the gym. Or you want to exercise inexpensively. Or you want to take advantage of the nice weather. There are a myriad of reasons people choose to run. So whatever the reason, virtual high-five! Good for you!<\/p>\n

Let me just first start out by reassuring you that anyone can run. Just head to the finish line of any race, of any distance, in any city. I promise you will be inspired as you observe runners of all different shapes, sizes and ages cross the finish line. Tall, short, fat, thin, old, young. YOU can be a runner, too.<\/p>\n

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Please know that there are many different running programs out there. For beginners, the most popular option is the Couch to 5K Program<\/a><\/strong>. When I first started thinking about running, I knew that this program would not work for me. Why? Because I’m much too impatient and all-or-nothing. If I’m going to run, then I’m going to run, dammit. If I’m going to walk, then I’m walking<\/a><\/strong>. For me, I can’t mentally or physically digest the combination of running and walking together in one outing.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So, I’m here to tell you about a different strategy that I utilized that has worked for me and others I know. It’s kind of like the Tough Love version of beginning to run.<\/p>\n

Simply: Go out and run for 30 minutes straight and don’t stop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, I’m certainly not saying that you have to go from being a couch potato like I was (New England winters are rough, yo!) to a record-breaking sprinter. Not at all.<\/p>\n

And trust me, when you first start, it’s not pretty. Think of it more as trudging than running. But it’s NOT walking.<\/p>\n

Every. single. time you venture out for a run, don’t do less than 30 minutes. Before you know it, that 30 minutes will seem, dare I say, easy. Or, okay, easier.<\/p>\n

When you utilize the combination of running and walking, I feel like you miss out on the experience of a “runner’s high”. For me, I know my “feel good” happens after 20 minutes of non-stop running.<\/p>\n

Just try it. You will be surprised at how the urge to just go for a run becomes addictive<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Good luck!
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