running in place

as the previoua post said - if you want to run in place - you might as well be skipping so you can work on your footwork, timing and rhythym as long as receiving the benefits of your aerobic workout.

If you think about it - when you throw a powerful right - you push off of your legs... When you are running - you must push off of your legs to propel yourself forward to be able to receive the speed to go from walking to jogging. This really increases your endurance as your muscles have to do even more work.

If you jog in place, ur pretty much just jumping up and down and you look like that one chick from that movie and they always make fun of her with that one song... I don't know the name but someone here for damn sure does... However - if ur gonna skip - this DOES NOT take the place of your roadwork.

My advice: you seem a little worried about running, so start running around the block twice a day, and skip about 5 2 minute rounds. While doing your aerobic exercisce, you will get tired quicker if you allow your breathing to become too frantic. The way to combat this - is breath out of your nose as long as you can - and even if you want to breathe really hard, try to keep control of it and pace it so you are always taking long steady breathes - INHALLLLLLE, EXHALLLLLE - you get? This will get you to making it that mile alot quicker. Save those big breaths for when you really need them. After 2 weeks up to 3 times around the block and then after a month 4 times around the block and that should be your mile.

And the real trick? Stop putting it off and just do it. No waiting 2 days to start - you either start tonight or u start tomorrow morning and dedicate yourself to do it and you WILL reach your goal. We all had problems starting... So you can do it... And if you don't?? I'm gonna get cute and fuzzy little pink easter bunnys to chase you with huge bloody meat cleavers threatening to use your testicles as easter eggs.

Have a nice day ;D