How to begin running

This guide will help you start running when out of shape. It's harder to run when overweight, there's more impact stress and you work harder.

When I was 17 I tried to learn how to start running. I failed. I wanted to be a runner like my boyfriend. It looked fun! He ran cross country in high school. And I went to the gym. Occasionally. So one day I threw on some old sneakers and (cotton, eek) sweats and went out for a run. How hard could this be, right? Hard. But only because I had no idea how to run (or how to start running the right way). I literally did everything wrong. I made it about 1 mile, and that's a generous assumption,

Why am I so bad at running? There could be many reasons: not warming up, setting off too fast or not running regularly are the main causes.

If you are looking to begin your running journey, you may be wondering how to start running...

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