Running 2 miles everyday ok?

[HondaCivic4358]

I want to lose weight, but i want to give my body time to burn the fat, or "heal" i can run 2 miles in about 24 minutes as of now.

[mospeed1]

Originally Posted by HondaCivic4358

I want to lose weight, but i want to give my body time to burn the fat, or "heal" i can run 2 miles in about 24 minutes as of now.

are you running in pain?
if not keep running
if you are in pain try something like cycling,swimming etc.

[HondaCivic4358]

no pain...i mean ill get a little tired when running, but after a nice shower, i feel 10 times better than i did before, but overall, no tiredness

[98StangGT]

Nope 2 miles wont hurt you unless you have too much impact on your joints that is causing pain/damage. If this does occur either do less of it or do a low impact exercise as mospeed said. Other than that, run til u cant run no more my man. Just watch out for banana peels!

[oneillchick]

If you wanna loose weight, then the best way to do that would be to stagger your speed, like, run 2 min, walk 2 min, for like 30 mins......what your doing now, is good, no doubt, ur building your endurance, however, the method i mentioned is just a bit more effective for weight loss....

[sivic02]

You need to give your body a little break every once in a while to let it heal up your leg muscles that you tore down while running. If you never take a day off the risk of you getting injured will increase. Just take a day off every now and then and youll be alright.

[Gohan Ryu]

Originally Posted by sivic02

You need to give your body a little break every once in a while to let it heal up your leg muscles that you tore down while running. If you never take a day off the risk of you getting injured will increase. Just take a day off every now and then and youll be alright.

You actually do damage to your muscles by exercising. You get stronger after your muscles repair themselves - so you need to allow yourself some "recovery time".

Recovery time varies from person to person, depending on their metabolism and their present conditioning. But everyone needs recovery time.

But if you run 2 miles without gradually pushing for more miles, your body will become adjusted and you will stop losing weight. You have to keep pushing your heart rate to optimum range, and if running 2 miles becomes easy for you, you won't be pushing that heart rate up.

[zx2guy]

i hear that you can run every day as long as your body has time to adjust. i dont really know but it is sort of understandable. and i did it for a while with a mile run, i ran like every 3 days till it no longer effected me. then every 2, and finnaly i got to the point i was at the school track every night. and i was thinking about either adding laps or adding on time, then ild stagger my running again. but i moved to this fricken atrctic wasteland before i could get to it.

also to drop another aspect into this: what about running with weights (i dont mean ankle weights <they screw up your knees like a mother), like bumbells, and a weighted pack or weight vests? good, bad, ok?

[sameintheend01]

are you even running? 2 miles in 24 minutes is absolutely horrible (i'm not saying that to brag or bring you down). YOu really shouldn't be feeling anything if it takes you that long to go 2 miles. someone in fair shape should be able to average 10 minutes a mile. Just for reference, i hate running, hardly ever do it, but I can consistently run 8 minute miles over and over again. I can probably do 2 miles in 13 minutes.

[zx2guy]

dont be too harsh on the guy. hell i was running 6 minute miles, then i moved, didnt do shit for about a year. the first mile i ran after that (which was like 13 months after i moved and i did nothing fitness wise) was 14 minutes. i worked it down to a 7 minute before i moved again. < but that only took me about 1 and a half months. maybe.

[aznxthuggie]

Originally Posted by sameintheend01

are you even running? 2 miles in 24 minutes is absolutely horrible (i'm not saying that to brag or bring you down). YOu really shouldn't be feeling anything if it takes you that long to go 2 miles. someone in fair shape should be able to average 10 minutes a mile. Just for reference, i hate running, hardly ever do it, but I can consistently run 8 minute miles over and over again. I can probably do 2 miles in 13 minutes.

Not everyone is in good shape like you. When it comes to beginners, time is more important than speed. You need to place your heart rate in an area for a certain amount of time so that it can start to burn fats instead of carbohydrates. So running the mile fast doesn't really do him good. I may be a lil off but you get the idea.

[tenguzero]

Originally Posted by sameintheend01

are you even running? 2 miles in 24 minutes is absolutely horrible (i'm not saying that to brag or bring you down). YOu really shouldn't be feeling anything if it takes you that long to go 2 miles. someone in fair shape should be able to average 10 minutes a mile. Just for reference, i hate running, hardly ever do it, but I can consistently run 8 minute miles over and over again. I can probably do 2 miles in 13 minutes.

Keep in mind also, his initial post stated that he was running to lose weight -- not necessarily as part of an existing program that would otherwise lead us to assume he's already reasonably fit. Just the fact that he's out there running (and actively pursuing weight loss) is a great step in the right direction, and more than many overweight (or even normal weight) people can say .

[zx2guy]

i wonder how the guy who started this is doing now. nobody has really posted in a while.

[cody_e]

Considering the Navy Seals prep workout invovles starting out running 2-3 miles a day I think you should be good. Just if you are starting out take a week off after the 2nd or 3rd week because of the risk of stress fractures.

If you want to lose fat try empty stomach cardio. Get up and don't eat or drink anything that has calories in it. Just dirnk water. Do cardio. It's best to do it after sleeping or not eating 6-8 hours. The food in your stomach has been digested and you're running straight off of fat reserves. I did it and I went from a gut to a 6 pack.

[zx2guy]

im not so sure on that one... i do the grazers approach to working out. meaning i eat all the time... not alot mind you, just enough to satisfy, this keeps your metabolism up(which in essence means your body is happy and pecks away at its own fat reserves at a set rate) but by not eating (this also includes the just drink water approach) while you do fool your body for a little while... your metabolism will eventually slow once your body realizes the lack of vitamins.... this might be altered by drinking.... coolade or gaterade, which has lots of good stuff in it.

when i moved from pa to ky, i gained 50 lbs in the hotel... i was at 205. by eating little things and just doing my normal routine (which had no hard work at all) i got down to 135. at which point i started to work out again.