Ask a Couch to 5K Graduate

By , on September 21st, 2011

Fit Milwaukee welcomes guest author Jenn Collins, a reformed non-runner who also dabbles in weightlifting and biking.  As a “graduate” of the Couch to 5K program she has become a race fanatic and is currently training for her first half marathon.  She regularly blogs at Monkey Butt Junction.  Twitter: @MBJunction

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In August of 2010 I started the Couch to 5K program, a running plan aimed at getting a non-runner to be able to run 3 miles (5K) over the course of nine weeks. The program demands three running sessions each week, each session taking . . . → Read More: Ask a Couch to 5K Graduate

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Mobile App Review – C25K by Alex Stankovic

By , on February 10th, 2010

If you’ve never heard of the Couch to 5K running program, check out this link for the program description. In a nutshell, it is a run/walk interval training program designed to take a person from a couch potato to being able to run for 30 minutes straight in roughly 9 weeks. I say “roughly 9 weeks” because you are encouraged to repeat a week if either you were unable to complete it or don’t think you’re ready to progress to the next week. I can personally vouch for the success of this program, as I . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review – C25K by Alex Stankovic

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Overcoming Adolescent Anxiety: Running

By , on February 4th, 2010

Say hello to new Fit Milwaukee blogger Meghan Arnold!

Being the total nerd that I am, I stereotypically loathed gym class in junior high and high school. Although I loved playing on my volleyball and basketball teams, physical education was the most dreaded part of my day. I am fairly sure the trauma inflicted by both my P.E. teachers and more athletic classmates took about 15 years to get out of my system. And running was the most awful part of it all.

Here are four ways to get over that psychological hump and pound the pavement . . . → Read More: Overcoming Adolescent Anxiety: Running

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