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...since it requires no special equipment, environment or skills. In order to follow a proper fitness training running program, it is best to set up a proper training schedule.

Training start running

In case you are a beginner to running, a major part of your success will depend on how you begin your training program. As beginner a training for running, you need to start at a slow pace and gradually push your body, to build your stamina and increase your speed, the distance you run as well as the duration that you train for. It is best to start off with a half an hour session, where you spend more time walking than running. In the beginning, you need to walk a bit faster than your normal walking speed, with a few spells of running in between for about a minute or so. Gradually, you can increase the amount of time you run for, thereby reducing your walking time. If you continue this schedule regularly, you should be able to run for an entire duration or half an hour, at the end of four weeks. However, every individual may show different results, based on their age, gender, fitness levels and so on. Make sure that you allow your body adequate rest so that you remain fit to continue running.

Training running races

In case you are training to run in a race, you need to begin your training routine at least five weeks before your final race. Train for running around 3 days and week and give your body time to recover on the rest of the days. Keep a track of the distance you run everyday. The strategy to train for a race is not very different from running for fitness or exercise purposes. You can start off slowly, walking as fast as you can, interspersed with brief bouts of jogging and running. However, by the end of 4 weeks you should be able to run the entire distance. You can use the fifth week to time yourself and try to increase your speed.

Before you start training for running, it is best to undergo a thorough physical exam to know if your body is up to it or not.

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