BRV 48: Listener Question: How Often Should I Run?
Beginner Runner Village
Determining the best weekly mix of running and recovery days.
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BRV 47: Do This in December
Beginner Runner Village
Finish 2020 strong,ready to make 2021 a breakout year. Many people back off of fitness during the holidays, but that is a mistake. Be consistent, and use your running as therapy to help you through this tough time. Plan now to crush 2021. Use this last month to build momentum, and you will start the next year with the best possible attitude, ready for the challenge of a pandemic that will be with us for a while.
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BRV 46: Beginner Runner Struggles
Beginner Runner Village
For any beginner runner, knowing how to handle certain aspects of training and being prepared for challenges will make it possible to avoid pitfalls, even failures. This knowledge will provide the confidence needed to manage inevitable setbacks and take problems in stride much like the veteran runner is able to do, ensuring success and continued momentum toward that goal of becoming a runner.
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Become a Runner Class Day 10: Diagnostic Test – BRV 045
Beginner Runner Village
This is it! You’ve been learning about what to do for nine days. Think of this as graduation day, the day you get the last, but most critical, piece of the puzzle. Today, you find out exactly what you should do, and I mean you, personally, should do on Day 1 of your running journey. Today, is your diagnostic run.
Become a Runner Class Day 9: Turtle Power – BRV 044
Beginner Runner Village
Beginner Runner Class, Day 8: Running for Weight Loss – BRV 043
Beginner Runner Village
Weight loss – or management – plays a role in the life of virtually every runner. Either they start running to lose weight or they’ve already lost weight, and they want to become a runner to help them maintain that weight loss. Too, some runners run because they’re worried that their weight will gradually creep up if they don’t get lots of exercise to offset the calories of the food they consume.
Become a Runner Class Day 7: Injury Prevention – BRV 042
Beginner Runner Village
When beginner runners don’t succeed, it’s usually the result of one of two problems:
Become a Runner Day 6: Warming Up and Walking Paces – BRV 041
Beginner Runner Village
Many beginner runners don’t warm-up because they think the only reason to warm-up is to prepare to run fast; they know they don’t run fast, so they skip the warm-up. That is a big mistake, but I absolutely understand how a beginner runner might arrive at the conclusion that, for them, a warm-up is unnecessary. You must realize that it’s all relative. For you, walking is the appropriate warm-up.
Become a Runner Class, Day 5: Breathing – BRV 40
Beginner Runner Village
The single most common beginner runner complaint I hear is that they can’t breathe. Often new runners say they struggle to breathe because they feel like they’re breathing through a straw; they say they just can’t get enough air, and that’s a miserable sensation, right?
Become a Runner Class, Day 4: Running Form – BRV 039
Beginner Runner Village
It’s not unusual for coaches of beginner runners to disregard form in lieu of total emphasis on building endurance. I believe the opposite is the far better, more effective route,
Every runner of every level needs a constant stream of motivation, and while that may seem to be a challenge, the fact is that once you establish the habit of running, which experts say takes 28 days, then the habit takes over, and you only occasionally need more of a boost than that.
Truth is, the longer you run, the more ingrained that habit becomes, and most of the time it’s harder not to run. Honestly, it’s like brushing your teeth ‘most’ days. That’s the good news; that’s the great news, but you’ll need some extra help in the first few weeks, and that’s the goal of this podcast.
In this episode, I explain a seven techniques to keep you motivated.
For a more extensive discussion of motivation, here is a longer podcast I did a while back.
BRV 029: The Motivation of Wanting More
Mojo for Running Podcast 76: Encouraging Words for Runners
Mojo for Running Podcast 117: Accountability Hacks
Mojo for Running Podcast 139: The Mental Side of Running
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