running while 70 pounds overweight good or bad idea?

[Boss Man]

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[musculArgirl2]

I'm currently doing the walk fast/jog method. For 10 rounds, I do 2 minutes and 45 seconds of fast paced walk, followed by 15 seconds of jogging. I repeat this for 10 rounds(30 minutes)--I do this for 3 days, rest, 2 more day, rest, start new week--I saw bossman had suggested this method to someone else and decided to try it myself. Every new week I add 5-10 seconds to jogging, and delete that same amount from the fast paced walking time (slowly building up to running 30 minutes without walking). I'm on second week (I'm only adding/deleting 5 seconds to each week) and like you...am about 70 pounds over weight. It has been working great for me (except for the fact left leg goes numb/falls asleep around the 20-25 minute mark), and has been by far the easiest way to increase running. It hurts (soreness) and I hate it while I'm doing it, but I push through and get a sort of high when I'm done.

I'm tempted to try this again. This time i would use i think they are called super feet insoles and new shoes. I just don't know if feet are ready or i should put it off longer. I guess it won't hurt to try though as long as i stretch and ice afterwards. I will still try and do incline workouts too but not right after running. Maybe one in the morning if possible and one in the evening. I got to i think 5 or 6 weeks last time before i started having foot problems. But it wasn't due to just this it was due to other things too. I think i'm at least going to try and do it 3 times a week for 30 minutes starting at running for 15 seconds and see what happens. If feet bother me i will put it off till spring sometime.

[Boss Man]

Yes I did suggest such a thing. Replacing 10 seconds of walking with jogging each week, for every 3 minutes in total you do, so eventually you should have the capacity to jog consistently for 30 minutes, then allowing you to up the ante with either

A: Another 5 minutes a week of jogging.

B: A more intense / fluctuating course.

C: Both.

[musculArgirl2]

thanks boss. hopefully i can do it. That is if i feet can handle it at all anyways. I may be too ambitious for them. But it doesn't hurt to try it at least once and see how they feel. I may find i can't do it at all anyways yet but you never know unless you try.

[musculArgirl2]

heart wants to try but i've decided not too just yet. LOL feet are much better but i think i know i need to wait and lose some more weight. See if i can lose some weight by spring maybe i will try it than.