New to running/jogging/loafing: where to learn? (Read 387 times)

This is how my husband runs when he is running with me. It helps him slow down so I can kind of keep up.

Yeah running isn't easy for some people. My favorite is the guy in on my street who....

 

1. Looks like Coach K, the basketball coach for the dookies
2. Runs with his shoulders high and tight
3. Runs with absolutely no use of his hands. They just flop around like he can't even move them. Kinda reminds me of a 5 yearold prancing through a field of daisies.

I would recommend searching the internet and finding a good couch to 5k (c25k) running program

Runners world and cool running are good places to start looking.

I would go to a local shoe store that specializes in running shoes and get yourself properly fitted with the right pair of running shoes.

You also need to modify your diet and eat properly.

You could join a running club or hire a running coach, but that is not necessary.

Art

http://fitatfifty-art.blogspot.com/

Jogging is what I see people in city parks and on trails doing, faster than walking, but slower than running. As far as I can tell, the form seems more like running than walking, but much more restrained, so an average person can do it for a long period of time. Running is what you see people do at tracks, in races, and when they are trying to get somewhere, or away from something, as fast as possible.

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I keep coming back to this thread because it's hilarious.  But this quote above describes me to a "T", so I'm also feeling vaguely insulted that all this time I thought I was a runner but am only a jogger.