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A few years ago I did Couch to 5k. I did all my running at a local park with hiking trails. I actually really enjoyed "running" at the park. After I finished th
by imzadi 2y ago
A few years ago I did Couch to 5k. I did all my running at a local park with hiking trails. I actually really enjoyed "running" at the park. After I finished the program, I signed up for a 5k that was run on a flat, paved trail. I finished it, but it beat me up so badly that I could barely walk for the next week.
- browningstreet 2y agoBut what did you do next?
- imzadi 2y agoTore my rotator cuff doing crossfit and had surgery and never really got back into fitness.
- the_sleaze_ 2y agoThis is obviously the real one true definition of "adult"
- com2kid 2y agoIt is also why a lot of people in the fitness industry don't like CrossFit. The rate of injuries is absurdly high. For the longest time (maybe still) CrossFit had very minimal certification requirements for their coaches, so while some coaches had a long history and knew how to train safely, a lot didn't. CrossFit did the community part really well, and then messed up the entire "train safely" part.
- imzadi 2y agoI also just found out that I have hypermobility syndrome and both running and crossfit are the worst things I could be doing because of the resultant joint instability.
- browningstreet 2y agoYeah, I personally wouldn't crossfit. It's complicated doing reps for time, exacerbating form with fatigue, etc.
- vrc 2y agoAlso, they program stuff like high rep clean and jerks and snatches along with high intensity cardio and gymnastic movements. Never a great idea to train high power, highly technical movements with fatiguing exercises and time pressure, let alone with poor form. I did a few classes in SF coming from a background in Olympic lifting and strength sports and I really found maintaining form and safety was quite hard.
- RankingMember 2y agoTime to get into cycling!
- AlwaysRock 2y agoA tale as old as time...
- sandworm101 2y agoRunning in a flat/straight line is an artificial construct. Our bodies evolved for running on rough terrain. A slower trail run will do less injury yet burn more calories than any hard sidewalk.
- hidden80 2y agoRace pace is tougher than training pace, too, though. I can run a comfortable few miles, but racing those same miles will cause me soreness the next few days.