How to Start Jogging

1. Find a pair of shoes that are comfortable and provide adequate support. If necessary, visit a store that specializes in running equipment for advice. Any store that carries proper running shoes will also carry proper running attire. Running shorts are not necessary and can be a tad uncomfortable for someone who is not used to shorts that are so short, but if you are willing to buy a couple pairs, you will so find the added freedom a must. 

 2.Set your goals. Figure out what level of commitment that you are comfortable with and what amount of time and energy you want to commit to running. No matter what your goal is, since you are not used to running, you need to start small, slow, and build up. 

 3. Decide whether you want to run outdoors or indoors on a treadmill.

4.   Stretch before and after you run to decrease odds of injury. When stretching make sure to stretch the important muscle groups in running - arms, calves, hamstrings, quads and glutes. 

5.  Take a friend with you. Find a friend who also wants to get in shape, and start jogging together. 

6.  Run every day. This is crucial to building up the habit. If you feel the need for a day off, take off Sunday, or every other Sunday, making it the last day of your training week. If you start feeling tired from day to day, shorten one of your runs or take a run at a slower pace. You'll feel better the next day, better than if you'd taken the day off. Also, keep your mileage recorded, either on paper or on line. 

7.  Enjoy what you've started. You are developing a life style that is rewarding both physically and emotionally. You have the opportunity to make new friends and to be proud of the shape your body is in.

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