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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd stick with the running if I was you, and supplement that with stairs for leg strength. Start walking a mile, then after a days rest, try jogging a little, walk the rest, and then build it up by jogging a little further every time.....
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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.......and try to give up the potatoes if they're making you cough. 
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Why don't you try going out for a long walk, its better to walk for 1hr than to try to run for 1 minute. Try to build some hills into your walk, pick a route that you know the distance off and aim for around 4mph to start.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A treadmill is easier on the joints than the road. Intimidating in the wrong gym perhaps. I would avoid the 11 flights of stairs until you can run a mile in under 10 minutes. Perhaps two or three flights at most, lift to eight and walk up three.
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totally agree with erica2004 go and tell your doctor and have yourself checked over ..he should check your heart (ecg) and give you a full health check..mine did,,..start on a bike in the gym on a steady state progeamme and build up.and wear a heart monitor the machines tell you what your heart rate should be for your age but I would check with a pt ...but if you are giving up after a minute jogging ..get yourself checked over
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I think the stairs would be very good exercise and will not damage your angle and knee joints like running can.
You should be able to go up all 14 flights (7 floors) and down, at least twice, before collapsing. You will be very much out of breath (I would be and I'm pretty fit) but your goal should be to get to a stage that your legs can do it. Don't rush it either, a steady speed all the way up is best and force yourself to hold this pace even when your legs are burning.
Walking is, in my opinion, of very little use as it is done with straight legs. I walk 4 miles+ most weekends with a bag of golf clubs on my back. I don't consider that this adds anything to my leg strength/stamina.
What you need for the mountains is quad muscle and hamstring stamina, which the stairs will be very good for.
Once you can do twice, go for a third climb!
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Don't worry that you were out of breath after one minute running - that can be quite normal for someone who is new to running. I had the same problem when I decided to train for a 5k race for life. I bought an excellent book called "Running made easy" and it starts off with a beginner programme of run for 30 seconds, walk for 3 minutes and repeat three times. Sounds pathetic doesn't it but I was out of breath after 30 seconds. The programme soon moves on and before you know it you are running 3 minutes and walking 1 minute intervals x 10 - which gives a 40 minute workout and is approx the amount of time it would take for a novice to complete a 5k distance. By the time came for the race I could run 30 minutes non-stop which isn't bad for someone who's not a natural runner.
As for slope fright - I recommend plenty of sessions at an indoor slope or a dry slope. It's amazing how quickly your brain gets used to the pitch of the slope and you find yourself wanting to go faster down it. Trust me, I was a slow cautious learner so I know how it feels.
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