Exercise! - I ran for the first time on the treadmill!!

I know that probably sounds very silly, but I have a huge fear of running on the treadmill. Walking very fast is n problem but to bring myself to run I could never do, for fear of getting out of control and falling off.

Anyway since I've lost 62 lbs, I feel better about myself, and this week I made myself push that button up to level 4.9 to get myself running and it wasn't bad. I ran for 2 minute intervals for 10 minutes.

Then I was soooooo exhausted, I was beat red, everyone in the gym was looking at me. didn't think anythig of it until I was driving home and realized I was running on a level 4 incline instead of flat!!!!

Anyway Just wanted to share that acheived this goal and I hope this new love for running will help me lose the last 38 pounds!!!

:cheer: :bravo: :cheer:

Great job!

Awesome!! :carrot: I'm secretly scared of the treadmill! Way to go!!!

I know that probably sounds very silly, but I have a huge fear of running on the treadmill. Walking very fast is n problem but to bring myself to run I could never do, for fear of getting out of control and falling off.

Anyway since I've lost 62 lbs, I feel better about myself, and this week I made myself push that button up to level 4.9 to get myself running and it wasn't bad. I ran for 2 minute intervals for 10 minutes.

Then I was soooooo exhausted, I was beat red, everyone in the gym was looking at me. didn't think anythig of it until I was driving home and realized I was running on a level 4 incline instead of flat!!!!

Anyway Just wanted to share that acheived this goal and I hope this new love for running will help me lose the last 38 pounds!!!

That's great.I just started to run on the treadmill also.I was afraid if I tried to run I would trip and go flying off.But it was easier than I thought.

That's awesome! And at an incline! Imagine how long you could have run if it was flat!
Have you looked into the Couch to 5K program? I did it, and it turned me into a runner!
Keep it up!

Great job!!! And yeah, you can probably run a bunch with it on flat!! :D

That makes two of us! i also shared your fears... I'm kind of clumsy so I had a huge fear of falling off or tripping or getting out of control...yikes!

So far, so good! Keep up the awesome work..and way to go.. at an incline even!!! :D

Hooray! I'm afraid of the dreadmill, too, but I got on the couch to 5K program and am jogging. I know I'll eventually get up to running, and that's intimidating. I find that I have to concentrate very hard to feel safe jogging on it. I totally understand your sense of triumph.

EDITED: Er, it's a treadmill, not a dreadmill.

Congrats!