This is the first post in a series dedicated for running, In this post I want to share with you tips I found useful to build the habit or running daily:
1- Early to bed, early to rise
Force yourself to wake up early, around 5:00-6:00 AM. This will in turn force you within a week or two to start sleeping early too.
2- Be ready the night before
Have your running clothes all set up next to your bed the night before, so when you wake up you just grab it and go.
3- Eat Carbs
Have a quick small portion of something with carbs to eat, I have a granola bar or fruit yoghurt.
4- A trip to the loo
Visit the bathroom, it's always much easier to run on an empty stomach and it helps you regulate your bowel movements.
5- Stretching, 15 minutes shower, Cold-Hot-Cold Shower
After the run, make sure you stretch properly and take at least 15 minutes to cool off. A Cold-Hot-Cold shower is amazing for refreshing you, relaxing the muscles, reducing inflammation in tendons. After which you will feel as if you didn't run at all.
Repeat 1 to 5 for the coming 30 days, do it no less than 5 times a week. I run Monday,Tuesday, rest on Wednesday then run Thursday, Friday and Saturday and rest on Sunday.
And I find having two days off (spread within the week) really good for rest and doesn't cause you to lose your momentum.
Happy running, have any questions or experiences or tips you want to share leave it in the comments below.
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