It’s not a permanent condition. During my teen years I worked to running 5km in 18 minutes (teen angst and crushes did wonders for motivation). 30 years later

It’s not a permanent condition. During my teen years I worked to running 5km in 18 minutes (teen angst and crushes did wonders for motivation). 30 years later and 30 lbs overweight (thanks, covid), and I decided to start going to the gym and I added the treadmill. After one month my heartrate at the 10 minute mark at a leisurely 12:00 minutes a mile pace (nowhere near my teen years) went from 150 to 130. Mostly it’s been about getting my diaphragm back in shape. If I were smarter or more sensible I would’ve started with the elliptical first, but expensive running shoes and better techniques have kept my back and knees from hurting (so far).