I know someone who goes on this forum sometimes did that. It looked very intense.

I'm doing the Couch to 5K running plan. I'm between week 4 and week 5 right. I could probably move on to week 5, but I want to make sure I'm more comfortable with week 4's intervals before I up the intensity.

I really love this program. I've never have been so committed to an exercise routine before. I didn't lose any weight at first on it, which I heard happens sometimes when you begin running, but then I just suddenly dropped a lot of weight in the past two weeks, 5 lbs!

But more over, I enjoy it being the benefit of weight loss. I always used to exercise in the gym and I hated it. Being outside and running in the breeze in the evening or morning feels so refreshing. The park I run in is pretty and full of little critters. I saw a wild bunny once! I never saw a wild bunny before that!

I feel really proud of myself. I went from being out of shape to being able to run five minutes straight. That might not seem super impressive to the more active members out there, but I wouldn't have been able to do that a few short weeks ago.

The biggest strength of the program is that it's adjustable to you. I run with the Couch to 5K podcast, with music and instructions on when to switch between running and walking intervals, and general encouragement.

My long term goal after this program is to be able to run a half hour straight, five days a week, and maybe run a 5K!