Podcasts by NHS Couch to 5K

NHS Couch to 5K

Couch to 5k is a running plan designed to get complete beginners from being a couch potato to running 5k (or 30 minutes) in nine weeks.

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NHS Couch to 5K
Couch to 5K - Week 1 from 2012-10-25T19:00

For the runs in Week 1, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then you will alternate 60 seconds of running, with 90 seconds of walking, for a total of 20 minutes. For tips on what to ...

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Couch to 5K - Week 2 from 2012-10-25T18:50

For the runs in Week 2, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then you willalternate 90 seconds of running, with 2 minutes of walking, for a total of 20 minutes.For tips on what to we...

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Couch to 5K - Week 3 from 2012-10-25T18:40

For the runs in Week 3, you will begin with brisk 5-minute warm-up walk followed by 2 repetitions of the following; 90 seconds of running, 90 seconds of walking, 3 minutes of running, 3 minutes of ...

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Couch to 5K - Week 4 from 2012-10-25T18:30

For the runs in Week 4, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 3 minutes of running, 90 seconds walking, 5 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, 3 minutes running, 90 seconds walking,...

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Couch to 5K - Week 5 run 1 from 2012-10-25T18:20

There are three different workouts for this week. They are as follows: Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minute...

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Couch to 5K - Week 5 run 2 from 2012-10-25T18:10

There are three different workouts for this week. They are as follows: Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minute...

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Couch to 5K - Week 5 run 3 from 2012-10-25T18:00

There are three different workouts for this week. They are as follows: Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minute...

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Couch to 5K - Week 6 run 1 from 2012-10-25T17:50

As with Week 5, there are three different runs for this week. Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 8 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minutes running...

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Couch to 5K - Week 6 run 2 from 2012-10-25T17:40

As with Week 5, there are three different runs for this week. Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 8 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minutes running...

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Couch to 5K - Week 6 run 3 from 2012-10-25T17:30

As with Week 5, there are three different runs for this week. Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 8 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 5 minutes running...

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Couch to 5K - Week 7 from 2012-10-25T17:20

For the runs in Week 7, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 25 minutes of running. From now on, the plan gets you used to running for solid blocks of time, without the distracti...

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Couch to 5K - Week 8 from 2012-10-25T17:10

For the runs in Week 8, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 28 minutes of running. By now, you should be getting comfortable with the longer runs but you still need to concentra...

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Couch to 5K - Week 9 from 2012-10-25T17:00

For the runs in Week 9, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 30 minutes of running. After nearly two months of running, you have made some great progress. This is the week when y...

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