Just starting

[feelin-great]

hands used to swell up really bad when I would walk long distances! I always had to take rings off before I walked.

You are doing great, by the way - very motivational

[EdgarHF]

Here is an interesting article on swelling hands when walking that might give you some insight as to why your hands are swelling after your treadmill walk.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25960.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hope this helps.

Helpful article, thanks.

[EdgarHF]

Hehe. You should run on the treadmill with a walking stick!

I'm think I'm going to the gym to avoid that!

[EdgarHF]

Tonight I start the 5K training course. I am a bit nervous about it. I hope I don't embarass myself.

[feelin-great]

You have absolutely no reason to be embarrassed - you should be PROUD of yourself I know we are all proud of you on here - good luck!

[fitoverforty]

Tonight I start the 5K training course.

Go Edgar!!!

[EdgarHF]

I just got back from first 5K training session. We did 20 minutes alternating between 1 min running and 2 min walking. When I first got there I saw that the group was made up of twenty and thirty something skinny people so I felt a bit out of place. But, that was only temporary. We were broken into 4 groups. There was a 10k group, a 5K group, a beginning level 2, and a beginning level 1 group. I went with the beginning level 1 group. I found the run to be easier than treadmill workouts. One worry I had was how well would legs take the pounding on real ground. I had no problems whatsoever with any pain. I had expected running outdoors would be harder than running on the treadmill. I found it to be easier. I think I may switch cardio days to the outdoors. It really felt free to be running through the park. I will say now, back in January when I weighed 298 and was sick all the time I started on diet. One of goals was to be able to run again. Back then running was a distant goal. Deep down I thought I may never be able to run again. I did not count the treadmill as really running, but I least when I started running on the treadmill I knew I would end up being able to be out and run through the park just like I did when I was a kid. Today was a very big day for me.

[fitoverforty]

It really felt free to be running through the park.... Today was a very big day for me.

This is really great Edgar. I'm so happy for you! You are doing awesome!!!

[feelin-great]

Great job! You are doing awesome and I am so proud of you for joining the group even though you felt out of place right away - that takes a lot of courage

[Boss Man]

Don't stop believing in you. The day that happens, you'll find your physical ability may plummet, because you'll never want to do anything good about it, to any reasonable extent.

[EdgarHF]

Today was a rest day. Tomorrow, if it is not raining, I think I will not go to the gym. I am going to go to the lakefront and run instead. I stopped on the way home from work today and bought one of those arm bands for holding an iPod so I can queue up London Calling and listen to it while I run.

[fitoverforty]

I am going to go to the lakefront and run instead. I stopped on the way home from work today and bought one of those arm bands for holding an iPod so I can queue up London Calling and listen to it while I run.

Sounds like a plan! Have a good run! I have really gotten spoiled to mp3 player, couldn't make those long runs without it! It really helps me mentally not to be able to hear labored breathing - so I don't realize just how tired I really am!

[Bonnie]

I actually put off a work out 2 years ago, to purchase a new ipod & charge it, I don't like to be tuneless, I feel lost.

[Boss Man]

The Clash were a great band. Sadly Joe Strummer is no longer with us.

[EdgarHF]

The Clash were a great band. Sadly Joe Strummer is no longer with us.

and In The Court of the Crimson King was a great album