I hate to run, but it's part of my job description so I have to do it. Running should be a part of a balanced fitness plan. It works, but after 40 you should also be doing some strength training which is sounds like you're doing. Couch to 5k is a good program because it starts very slow, which is the key. Enter a 5k race a couple of months from now and tell some friends and family about it. This will give you something to train for and the fact that others know about it will give you a little more motovation.

If you really want to burn calories, take up swimming as well.

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Posted by i am dan

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:10 am to Teufelhunden

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Jogging and other cardio workouts are pointless and possibly detrimental to your health.

I started back to the gym last October and have lost about 15 pounds. I used to work out a lot but let myself creep up to 250 and lost strength over the last several years. I would go to the gym very sporadically. I would work out for 2 months then lay off for 6. Wasn't going well. I've been eating healthier (try to keep my calories under 1850). I hit the weights. I'm more interested in muscle building. Strength is coming back. But I feel it's good to get a little cardio type worked in. I'm getting back into mountain biking, so I start every workout on the bike. I usually do 15-20 minutes. Good warmup for working out. I do pretty high resistance on the bike. Legs have actually gotten really strong, and I have no problem hitting the big hills on my real bike now. Then after the workout, I play a few games of 2 on 2 bball.

This system seems to be working for me right now. My only problem is keeping it up for the next 6 months (I like going by short term goals).

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