I was inspired to start running by a very specific incident. I was sitting in a tree on campus sometime in January and Dancing Physicist suddenly called to me. He was in a red sweatshirt, loose pants, and running shoes. We would later run into each other all over campus, but since I'd just moved into the dorms this was one of our first chance encounters and it amused him. We chatted for a minute, and then he told me he was just going out for a run and bade me goodbye. As he bounced away I thought two things:
1) he looks so happy to be out running!
2) that's something I should be able to do with my body.
You know what else I should be able to do with my body? Push-ups. Normal people can do those. So I naively think "okay let's start doing push-ups." Except that push-ups are quantized. My running abilities were atrocious in the beginning, but at least I could gasp out my block-and-a-half and work from there. Where do I begin when I can't even do one push-up with my knees on the ground?
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Consider starting on a countertop; this reduces the mass you're moving considerably. Alternately you could try a static holding of the plank position to isotonically strengthen the muscle groups involved and dramatically strengthen your core.(good for running too!) Lots of small, explorative sets -nothing too dire and painful. ACCLIMATIZATION!
Okay, only your hands on the countertop. Full body sounds awkward, ineffectual and possibly messy.
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