Frequently Asked Questions

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Add an ans Begin with a walk/run training plan of three days a week at walk/run intervals, two days of strength training, and an optional cross-training day or two. Ensure you always have at least one full day of rest per week to give your body the time to recuperate adequately.

Beginner runners who are more focused on running goals, such as running their first 5k, may start out with 2-3 days of walk/run intervals, while more experienced runners can run between 5-6 days per week, again respecting at least one rest day to allow for the body to recuperate adequately.

This question can be relative, but most people feel that running is hard.

Whether it’s when you are just starting out, and every step feels like a big feat, or if you are more advanced and taking on difficult speedwork such as running sprints and hills at your maximum effort. 

Whether or not running feels hard will depend significantly on the intensity and length of your workouts. The easier you run, the less difficult running will feel.

As a beginner runner, running will feel like it will never get any easier. Still, it just takes some patience and consistency to see improvements. 

Stick to a beginner training plan completing all your sessions and gradually increasing your distance and intensity without making any big jumps. 

As you improve, you will be able to run at an easy effort more comfortably without needing to walk. Then your jog will feel easier and easier as you advance.

Running long slow distances will burn more fat, build an aerobic base, put more stress on your bones and joints and improve your fuel efficiency.

Running fast for shorter distances will build more threshold resistance, will make your muscles work harder, will put more stress on your cardiovascular system and improve VO2max