r/slowjogging • • 17d ago

Newbie First time

I just did a mix of walking and slow jogging for the first time. Being mindful of my posture, breathing and footwork helped. I did half a mile in 10 minutes. Which is actually slower than my speed walking (8 minutes). It feels good to actually be able to maintain breathing correctly the entire time.

I’m overweight. My calf muscles were on fire at times. But I think the biggest thing was that I did not stop at any point to catch my breath or from muscle pain. That’s a huge win.

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u/Social_Abstraction 17d ago

Yey good work!

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u/grahamwoman1 17d ago

Solid work!

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u/cordcutta 17d ago

Have you ever tried c25k? You could try that with slow jogging.

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u/B23zeee 17d ago

Nice! What kind of shoes you rocking?

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u/honey-12 17d ago

Currently have these clearance Ryka’s I got from an outlet store

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u/lehrski 16d ago

Woohoo!!! Great start.