2 Vital Steps for Beginning a Running Program
2 Vital Steps for Beginning a Running Program
By: David Dack
Going from being overweight and sedentary to being a true runner is really difficult.
Therefore, if you’re an overweight beginner, here are the 2 steps you need to make to start running the right way so you can get the most out of your training program while steering clear of injury and setbacks .
1 stStep: Build the Proper Mindset
The foundation of success with any training program and life endeavors is the proper mindset. Mindsets determine everything, from the trivial daily life decisions to the most critical. Therefore, if want your running program to thrive and get you the results you’re after, you need to align your mindset with your new vision for better health .
Beliefs are the building blocks of mindset. Therefore, changing your beliefs can help you build the needed mindset and inner game. One way you could do this is visualizing success all the way through. See, your mind doesn’t differ between reality and fantasy. So when you feed it with ample positive images and suggestions, it’ll tend to act as you want it to do.
Therefore, make sure to sit down in a comfortable place—preferably after waking up or prior to going bed—for a few minutes and visualize your body as you wish it to be. See yourself in you mind’s eye AS IF you’ve ALREADY became a true runner and reached your ideal weight. This may not be true for now, but as your training progresses, you’ll definitely get there. Changing your thoughts makes changing your “reality” much more easier.
2 ndStep: Get Walking, Start Running
No amount of visualization can make out of you a true runner. Runners are made in the field with the right practice and consistency. Nonetheless, as a complete beginner, you don’t need to start running form the get go. In fact it may lead to a bundle of injuries and thus force you to drop the program. Instead, you should opt for walking first, then introduce running later on.
Therefore, on your first week of training, go for 4-5 longs walks around your neighborhood and discover for yourself the joys of easy exercise. On your second week, add 35-50 running intervals with the walking sets. If that’s too much, walk until you’ve completely recovered from the running.
As you training progresses forward, make sure to lengthen the running and cut down on the walking until you’re able to run straight for 30 minutes without much huffing and puffing.
Here you have it. Starting a running program should be no hassle, in fact it can be easy —if you just follow the above steps. However, the key to success is implementation. So make sure to put into action what you’ve just learned and remember to stay within your skill level.
| About Anthony Gucciardi: | |
 | Anthony is a natural health and human empowerment writer, speaker, and entrepreneur whose writings have appeared in #1 USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling books and top 100 websites. After overcoming Lyme Disease and nerve-related facial paralysis, Anthony's work now reaches several million readers per month through his highly prolific group of social media pages and websites. Focused on self-development techniques and living a healthy lifestyle, Anthony currently sits on the Advisory Board to Natural Society in addition to managing and directing several other companies dedicated to enhancing social good. Anthony's work routinely appears on both alternative and established websites and television programs alike, including Drudge Report, Thom Hartmann, Simple Reminders, RT, Infowars, Michael Savage, Gaiam TV, and many others. |
Other Popular Stories:
There are no related stories quite yet.
Get The NaturalSociety Natural Health Newsletter!
Post a Comment