Couch to 5K Motivation for Running C25K | Runners High

<p>Listen to episode 476 of the Inspirational Living podcast: C25K Motivation for Running Couch to 5K | Runners High. Including motivational and uplifting quotes on running.</p><p>Podcast Transcript: Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast. The topic of today’s podcast is a little different. While I occasionally mention the importance of exercise and having a fit body, most of the time I talk about life lessons and success habits unrelated to fitness.</p><p>But not today. Today we are going to talk about running, because around 8 weeks ago I decided that I was going to take up running for the first time. While I played a lot of sports in my youth, I always hated running. But now at the age of 52, not having done any regular, aerobic exercise in many years, I decided to start running, AND that I was going to enjoy it. Not only that, I set a goal for myself of running a 10.5K mini-marathon by the end of the year.</p><p>I downloaded the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/c25k-5k-trainer/id485971733" rel="nofollow">free C25K app</a> by Zen Labs, which thousands of other people have used successfully to take up running, and now am on week 7 of the program, looking forward to graduating soon to their free 10K training app.</p><p>The biggest challenge in getting this far is that I’ve had to radically change my old mindset of hating running. And (I’m happy to say) I’ve succeeded in that. Now, I actually do enjoy running. I genuinely look forward to it. I’ve even begun to get a “runner’s high” that lasts throughout the day. Indeed I’m starting to feel around 20 years younger — and all without the pain, struggle, and difficulties that cause so many beginning runners to quit.</p><p>If you would like to join me on this journey, and learn how you can turn running into a joyful habit rather than a grind, visit <a href="https://livinghour.org/patron" rel="nofollow">LivingHour.org/patron</a>. For as little as $3 a month, you can gain access to my advice on running with a joyful, positive mindset. You can also share with