starting running

[loopyc]

i have just taken up running i am not over weight but am quite unfit does anybody have any tips or advice for me.

[cliffsdoll]

start slowly, from 10 mins a day to start with building up gradually, but firstly have a check with your doctor to make sure your blood pressure ect are ok and get his advice before you start anything serious. also drink plenty of water. good luck with it.

[Clanad]

...and stretch...all those unused muscles are wadded up like last night's dirty socks. Get a good guide to stretching before running and you'll save yourself uneccessary pain... Here's one:

http://www.nismat.org/traintip/runner/stretch.html

Best of luck!

[Outdoorsman]

Do some warm-up exercises before you begin any running. About15 to 20 minutes. When the warm-up is complete I always walk the first 100 yards, then a steady trot for 50 yards, building up to a fast walk and a fast run towards the end of my mile distance, which takes me about 15 minutes to complete - I am disabled.

Take a small bottle of water with you and try to run in the countryside, on tracks and footpaths, rather than pavements or hard roads.

Good luck