Beginners Running Plan

Starting out running to lose weight can be enjoyable and pain free when you follow an appropriate training plan

I’ve tested this plan out the hard way, by plunging in feet first.

The plan is aimed at a beginner to running and infrequent exerciser, so the focus is on steady fitness improvements that you can sustain long term to lose weight and keep it off.

By avoiding overexertion and injury you can make a running a long term habit that you can enjoy, really get a kick out of and make yourself a whole lot healthier.

You might by thinking “No way I am going to enjoy running that much!” But believe me, you can get to the stage when you just float around your route and that is when running is a great way to keep in the weight that you’ve lost off. It’ll almost seem effortless.

Getting there is all about starting out in the right way, the approach is:

Start running
Build confidence and build a fitness base
Get into the habit of running regularly
Make diet and lifestyle changes to speed up weight loss and get healthier

Read more about it the Getting Started post.

This plan will take you comfortably up to running for 30 minutes continuously over somewhere between 8 & 12 weeks, its really up to you how fast you get there.

The plan is split into two stages:

Stage One (5 weeks) – a week by week training plan that will build your confidence and start developing your fitness base.
Stage Two (3 – 7 weeks) – a set of goals that will get you up to running continuously for 30 minutes, raising your fitness at a rate that suits your ability.

This two step approach is the surest way into a sustainable running regime that will help you hit your weight loss goals but also be healthier long term. Once you are running three times a week for 30 minutes a session, small adjustments to your diet and food choices will have big positive effects on your weight loss.

Losing weight through regular running is all about tipping the calorie balance (and keeping it tipped!) in your favor.

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