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Anonymous
Two tidbits of advice... ditch the treadmill and take it slow.
About a year ago I was in a similar situation, except i was too heavy, 272, and wanted to lose weight. I couldn't walk more than a half mile or so without getting fatigued and couldnt run more than a block, and could only do 4-5 pushups. So I started walking outside. Every single day after work I would walk for 30 minutes, as briskly as I could, and would slow down for a while when I got really out of breath. After only the first two weeks or so, I would get less and less tired, so I started jogging a little in my walks, for only maybe 10 feet at the most and then go back to walking, catch my breath and then jog again for as long as I could stand it. Then after a few weeks of that, I found I could jog for a lot longer, maybe 100 feet or so, and I just continued this for a while and then just continued, every few weeks I would try to challlenge myself a little more, a little faster, a little longer. Along with the walking and running, I was also doing circuit training two days a week. That not only helped my running and stamina but my strength as well. Less than a year later, I'm no marathon runner but by taking it slow, both progressively and literally, I went from not being able to run at all to being able to run 3 miles in under 30 minutes and do 3-5 sets of 15 pushups.
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