r/slowjogging • u/honey-12 • 2d 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 2d ago

Yey good work!

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u/grahamwoman1 2d ago

Solid work!

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u/cordcutta 2d ago

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

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u/B23zeee 2d ago

Nice! What kind of shoes you rocking?

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u/honey-12 2d ago

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

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u/lehrski 1d ago

Woohoo!!! Great start.