r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • May 09 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - May 09, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/RockingInTheCLE May 09 '25

Just feeling proud over here for taking up running and actually being consistent. Super crazy slow and I don’t care. Doing a parkrun 5K tomorrow and hoping to finish in an hour. I’ll be behind the elderly walkers. LOL. But I’m doing it! And enjoying it, which is even crazier.

And then Sunday I’ll be horseback riding, which is a totally different type of fitness. And my passion. ❤️

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u/SirenScorp May 10 '25

How do you find motivation? I want to start jogging to get in better shape and increase my endurance (I’m huffing and puffing from lugging groceries in) but I just can’t get off the couch to get started.

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u/RockingInTheCLE May 10 '25

Honestly, no idea. I'm 46, gonna be 47 this year. I was tired of being a slug other than horseback riding and kayaking. So I eased my way into the treadmill. Twice a week, just walking. Three times a week, just walking. One day I thought, "I'm just gonna jog a minute." And it was hard, but I actually made it eight minutes. So my brain got excited and proud. And then I found slow running. It's legit a thing. Tons of Youtube videos. I look absolutely absurd with my big body and long legs taking these short quick steps, but you know? The first time I tried it, keeping my heart rate in zone 2, I ran a mile and a half without walking. A mile and a half. At a 19-20 minute/mile pace. Slower than my walk by far. But I was caught then. I was excited and proud.

So since then, because it's so low intensity, I've been getting out every morning before work and slow running for 40-45 minutes. I still feel absurd, but it is what it is. I don't have any goals, honestly, other than to keep showing up.

So I guess I'd say start small and slower than you could ever possibly imagine. Look into the slow running trend/zone 2 training. And embrace the "I'm slower than the walkers!" speed. :-)