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NHS Couch to 5K

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Couch to 5k is a running plan designed to get complete beginners from being a couch potato to running 5k (or 30 minutes) in nine weeks.

Episodes

13 episodes

Couch to 5K - Week 1

For the runs in Week 1, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then you will alternate 60 seconds of running, with 90 seconds of...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 2

For the runs in Week 2, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then you will alternate 90 seconds of running, with 2 minutes of w...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 3

For the runs in Week 3, you will begin with brisk 5-minute warm-up walk followed by 2 repetitions of the following; 90 seconds of running, 9...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 4

For the runs in Week 4, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 3 minutes of running, 90 seconds walking, 5 minutes running,...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 5 run 1

There are three different workouts for this week. They are as follows: Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 5 run 2

There are three different workouts for this week. They are as follows: Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 5 run 3

There are three different workouts for this week. They are as follows: Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 6 run 1

As with Week 5, there are three different runs for this week. Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking,...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 6 run 2

As with Week 5, there are three different runs for this week. Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking,...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 6 run 3

As with Week 5, there are three different runs for this week. Run 1: brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, then 5 minutes running, 3 minutes walking,...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 7

For the runs in Week 7, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 25 minutes of running. From now on, the plan gets you used to...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 8

For the runs in Week 8, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 28 minutes of running. By now, you should be getting comforta...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012

Couch to 5K - Week 9

For the runs in Week 9, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 30 minutes of running. After nearly two months of running, yo...

00:00:00Oct 25, 2012