5 Essential Things Needed To Become A Runner

The popularity of running is growing, be a part of it. As mentioned in Stuff this week the popularity of running has gone up by 44% since 2010. It is attracting a much wider audience, and a larger range of people are getting involved.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/78527553/why-kiwis-love-of-rugby-has-been-trumped-by-walking-and-running?cid=facebook.post.78527553

5 Essential things needed to become a Runner

1. A desire and commitment.

Do you want to run? What about running attracts you?

You are in this for the long game. It will be with you for ever, a way to explore your surroundings where ever you are, make a goal reach it and find the next.

2. Crawl before you can walk.

Take your time it takes a while to build a base, the couch to 5km is a good beginners run programme, and I love our Fitness is Fun training, where you enjoy the outdoors, in a social environment building a base fitness without the initial slogging of the pavements.

3. Running in the right shoes for you

Running shoes are the big outlay for starting out running, but I do recommend spending the money to go to a good shoe shop like The Shoe Clinic who take the time to fit you in the best shoe, and even give you 30 days to change your mind.

4. Get a support group- friends to keep you motivated

Running is more fun with others, they get you up when you hesitate in on the dark, cold or wet days. Finding like minded people can be the challenge, joining a running group, joining us at Fitness is fun, meet people at run events.

5. Train you brain

Running is 90% physiological, you can do it. When we have the question of ' Can I really run this 5km, 10km, 21km, 42km' the answer: yes you can, there may be some walking in there, and you maybe out there a while if all things haven't all gone to plan, but yes you can do this. Prepare your mind with how you will handle any situation, make small goals you can achieve along the way.

6. Form

The basics are, shoulders back, breath, head looking ahead and keep your strides small and light.

To learn more I would love to be of help, running should feel easy, yes muscles do get sore and you will need to stretch and roll, but it should all be manageable.