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General chat - how's your running going?
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this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2023
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I've gained about 30 lbs (14kg) over the last two years. I fell out of the habit when I got my first job out of college, but now that I'm not working remotely I have a better schedule, yet I still have trouble maintaining motivation long enough to make a habit of it.
I love running, but I can't seem to make myself do it. With winter closing in again I worry that I won't be able to muster the strength to go run outside again until the spring.
Any tips or inspiration anyone could share would be appreciated.
Whenever I do not feel like running but know I should, I just put on my running clothes. And I tell myself that I will just do a short run.
That way I make it myself easy to do a minimal effort run, but usually when I start that way I still do a pretty ok round.
What I want to say is, make it yourself easy by lowering the bar somehow. Once a week a run of 30mins is already better than doing nothing.
This is good advice. I just take one step at a time: coffee and snack, running clothes, shoes, out the door, warmup, and then a bit of running. Usually, but not always, I keep going.
In larger perspective, I follow a program of scheduled workouts. And set a goal of some sort at the end. There's lots of programs out there.