08-17-2012, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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NHS Couch to 5k - sign up!
This thread is for people to sign up and post their progress in the NHS Couch to 5k running programme, which helps you train yourself to go jogging. Essentially, you download podcasts from the NHS website, and an annoying woman called Laura tells you when to run and when to walk to a background of cheesy electro music. Am I selling it? It's created by the NHS but you don't have to be British to download these workouts, anybody can download and appreciate our glorious socialised medicine
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Aaaand a link to download the podcasts: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx The link to download is the green logo on the right of the page. If anyone is interested in signing up, I'll edit a sign-up list into this post. I've just finished the first week myself. Participants Mistress_Ibanez rigiddigits slapsymcdougal Kensai theguitarist (using a rower) Todd Hart jetfuel495 I.O.T.M MakinLattes raoooos Minkaro Weaponized 505088K Ippon Pan-Tallica N_J_B_B metal4all Brownerz KurtCobain_77 psyks necrosis1193 yellowfrizbee Last edited by Mistress_Ibanez : 08-20-2012 at 05:32 AM. |
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08-17-2012, 11:55 AM
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Robot
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
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Sign me up!
I was just thinking this week that I want to start running but I couldn't do it properly without a real structure.
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08-17-2012, 11:57 AM
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Funyuns ho!
Join Date: Nov 2011
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I'll give it a go, but I'm vulnerable to apathy.
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08-17-2012, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Francisco
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No weight lifting, no deal. I do enough walking every day
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08-17-2012, 12:02 PM
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Feminist
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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Hooray! Two sign ups
 The first run is really horrible, I'm quite unfit and I thought I was going to DIE, but the second and third were amazing, you see progress so fast. I'll add your names to the list Quote:
Come on, take part! It improves your ability to run long distances. |
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08-17-2012, 12:05 PM
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49ers
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Francisco
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But walking is for old people
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08-17-2012, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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Exactly, old man! Give it up and start running the couch to 5k plan instead |
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08-17-2012, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Francisco
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Touche...
I guess you could sign me up, but I won't do this in public.
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08-17-2012, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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wow, i wonder what else we can convince kensai to do
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08-17-2012, 12:15 PM
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Feminist
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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Awesome! You can do it at the gym or home on a running machine, doesn't have to be outdoors. I am currently doing it with my dog and find it really amusing that she's much less fit than I am. I have to drag her along on the last 2 run sets. She keeps pretending to sniff things to catch her breath  |
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08-17-2012, 12:22 PM
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I closed your thread.
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: North London.
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okay, I'll join.
Using a rower though. I don't know if it's really the same process though (less time/more intense) been starting with 3 minutes warm up (30 stroke per minute) then 30 seconds of 45+ spm (50 feels like I'm sprinting for a bus in terms of exhaustion) then 1 minute of very slow pace, almost complete rest (10-20 spm) then repeat 30 seconds fast/1 min slow over 15 minutes (5 times) Next time (spacing out at least a day or everything will hurt): 30 seconds/30 seconds. Gradually start stretching that to 10 times (I was at 7 before I got distracted with some life stuff and slacked.) I think the next step is switching one of the 2-3 days per week out for a constant medium paced (40 spm) over 20 minutes. Then gradually increase the time length, speed or maybe the cord tension. Is this programme once a week initially? It's not quite clear. |
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08-17-2012, 12:24 PM
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Feminist
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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Awesome
 it's 3 times a week. The first couple of weeks only have one podcast, you just repeat it each time you exercise. I'll add your name to the list, keep us posted with your progress! |
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08-17-2012, 12:49 PM
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49ers
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Francisco
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It'll probably be at the gym. I'm doing crazy shit there anyways... Haha aw... dogs are supposed to be the fit ones
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08-17-2012, 12:52 PM
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Do Sadists go to Hell?
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: United Kingdom
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Ooer, I was just reading about this. Sign me up. I won't be able to start doing it for a short while due to a leg injury, but I can always just do more walking/brisk walking to level out the first stage or two.
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08-17-2012, 12:58 PM
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diddlydiddlydiddlyswag
Join Date: Apr 2006
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08-17-2012, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Isn't running unhealthy for the tendons? I thought walking was considered the best exercise.
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08-17-2012, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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Awesome! I injured myself on the first run so have spent 2 weeks on Week 1, because I cheaped out and tried to run in regular trainers instead of running shoes and injured my calf muscles. You can start any time, I hope you feel better soon Quote:
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Fuck knows. The NHS made this, why would they make it if it was unhealthy? Their business is making people more healthy. Last edited by Mistress_Ibanez : 08-17-2012 at 01:18 PM. |
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08-17-2012, 01:21 PM
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UG's Swifter <3
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Dover
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Fuck it #YOLO.
Sign me up. 
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08-17-2012, 01:21 PM
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Feminist
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Englannissa
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Sweet! I'll add your name to the list |
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08-17-2012, 01:22 PM
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Earth of the Butt
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: florida
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Oh, you already made it. Want it stuck?
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