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[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by manasecret

I also started some of the interval training that someone mentioned here. I'm starting off slow, with only about 30 seconds of as-fast-as-I-can running, and then 60 seconds of jogging or walking about four or five times in a row. I've done two days of that, and my body wanted to kill me. But the first few days of getting into a workout are always the hardest, so I'll keep it going, and hopefully be able to switch to 60 seconds hard running, 30 seconds jogging.

You're planning on sprinting 60/90 seconds? You're insane. First of all, very few people can run at even 80% for 60 seconds straight. That would be 400+ meters of sprinting. Not to mention do it multiple times. You could do it "running" but I highly doubt you'll be able to sprint for that long. But if you're able to do it, more power to you. I tried running 200m the other day, running at about 90%, and was absolutely gassed. I'm estimating it took me 32-34 seconds. Now, admittedly I'm not in very good shape. I ran about a mile and a half today...starting to go a little further each time. Hopefully before the snow starts to fall I'll be able to go 2.5+ miles.