Starting back to jogging -any tips?

whatdoicare

I'm starting back into jogging after a long break and a bout of asthma and was wondering if anyone has any tips on safely starting again to decrease my chances of an injury - such as what distance, speed and outdoor wear should I be wearing?
Read the charter and don't think that counts as asking for medical advice- but let me know if it is.

Captain Furball

Go hell for leather as you normally would do after getting advice,then when you learn from your mistakes, add 200 meters to each jog.

Brian?

Google "Couch to 5K", I've heard great things about it and the missus did something very similar which worked out great for her.

The no.1 thing I'd buy for running are compression shorts, your inner thighs will thank you for it.

whatdoicare

Captain Furball wrote: »

Go hell for leather as you normally would do after getting advice,then when you learn from your mistakes, add 200 meters to each jog.

Wow, that's seriously unhelpful and kinda dangerous. Thanks but no thanks.

whatdoicare

briankeating wrote: »

Google "Couch to 5K", I've heard great things about it and the missus did something very similar which worked out great for her.

The no.1 thing I'd buy for running are compression shorts, your inner thighs will thank you for it.

Thanks! I'll check it out!:) also, way ahead of ya on the shorts haha

T-Square

whatdoicare wrote: »

Wow, that's seriously unhelpful and kinda dangerous. Thanks but no thanks.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Bull76

Hi,

The compression shorts are a good idea so is a compression top. Nike or underarmor or what ever brand suits . Very helpful in preventing caffing. A good pair of runners, new pair is best if your starting back. Take your time, no need to rush back into it. Starting back, pick a suitable distance, roughly a mile, half a mile out and back. Start off with a walk jog approach. Either do it by time of distance, but first off go until you feel you can't. then walk fast pace to recover and go again with the running/Jogging. Basically you'll know yourself how long you can go for and how long to recover.
Hope it helps to start with.

whatdoicare

Bull76 wrote: »

Hi,

The compression shorts are a good idea so is a compression top. Nike or underarmor or what ever brand suits . Very helpful in preventing caffing. A good pair of runners, new pair is best if your starting back. Take your time, no need to rush back into it. Starting back, pick a suitable distance, roughly a mile, half a mile out and back. Start off with a walk jog approach. Either do it by time of distance, but first off go until you feel you can't. then walk fast pace to recover and go again with the running/Jogging. Basically you'll know yourself how long you can go for and how long to recover.
Hope it helps to start with.

Very helpful advice, thanks very much

whatdoicare

T-Square wrote: »

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Confused- are you trying to say that's good advice he/she gave- go hell for leather and hurt yourself- then learn from that??

recharge

Im starting back meself running after a break aswell and for me, i dont set times or distances for the first while. Gout and run at a comfortable pace for yourself and keep going until your getting tierd. Warm down and do the same again two days later. After a week or two you'll have a fair better idea of how far you can go and how fast. Whatever you do dont rush back into it

whatdoicare

recharge wrote: »

Im starting back meself running after a break aswell and for me, i dont set times or distances for the first while. Gout and run at a comfortable pace for yourself and keep going until your getting tierd. Warm down and do the same again two days later. After a week or two you'll have a fair better idea of how far you can go and how fast. Whatever you do dont rush back into it

Ah will do- the thoughts of getting back into it are daunting- hope it goes well for you too

metamorphosis

Compression gear is a good idea - and especially for the winter. I cannot stress enough - GOOD FOOTWEAR!!! If you can, get a gait analysis dine and they will advise you on appropriate footwear based on whether you pronate/suponate and shoes that will suit your body's bio mechanics.

Couch to 5k is a good program for beginners and remember not to increase your training by more than 10% a weeks as this leaves you at greater risk for injuries. Better to build up a fitness base rather than tear out the floodgates and end up injured for weeks or more.

whatdoicare

ULstudent wrote: »

Compression gear is a good idea - and especially for the winter. I cannot stress enough - GOOD FOOTWEAR!!! If you can, get a gait analysis dine and they will advise you on appropriate footwear based on whether you pronate/suponate and shoes that will suit your body's bio mechanics.

Couch to 5k is a good program for beginners and remember not to increase your training by more than 10% a weeks as this leaves you at greater risk for injuries. Better to build up a fitness base rather than tear out the floodgates and end up injured for weeks or more.

Now that's great advice- I'd never have thought of doing that- when I used to jog it was in OZ on that lovely soft track type stuff- the paths here will be much harder. I definitely will go to my local sports store and get fitted for proper running shoes. Have all the compression gear from before- someone was saying something about a mask for asthmatics to wear, must also check that out.

Kev M

whatdoicare wrote: »

Confused- are you trying to say that's good advice he/she gave- go hell for leather and hurt yourself- then learn from that??

To gauge where you're at, going hell for leather mightn't be a bad idea. That doesn't mean leave your house at a full speed sprint and keep on going until you collapse in a heap and die. It just means start jogging at a decent pace and stop when you have to stop.

You'll get a good idea of where you stand that way.

whatdoicare

Kev M wrote: »

To gauge where you're at, going hell for leather mightn't be a bad idea. That doesn't mean leave your house at a full speed sprint and keep on going until you collapse in a heap and die. It just means start jogging at a decent pace and stop when you have to stop.

You'll get a good idea of where you stand that way.

Might be, but I think I'll go with the advice of others and build it up slowly to avoid injury. I'm sure after a little while I'll have a general idea of my limits either way. But thanks for the advice

Birdsong

You should join a running club, there you will find people at your own level, and the motivaiton of running with others will keep the interest up too. Interal club races & other races keep it interesting. Clubs cater for all levels so don't think you need to be super fast to join.

Gunth

Just build up slowly every week i.e a 10% increase in distance. Just do 10 mins on week one, three nights a week. As others have said invest in a really good pair of runners. The main thing is to enjoy it.

The Davestator

Aside from the distance etc, pick a nice route and look around. Sometimes I feel like forest gump running through nature! Enjoy the fact that you are healthy enough to actually go out and just run - a lot of people cannot.