• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      Exactly. My coworker is very overweight and they’re trying to lose it, and they’re explicitly avoiding running and focusing on walking for exactly this reason.

      Even if you’re not overweight, walk before you run so you can build up all the supporting muscles you’ll need so you don’t injure yourself.

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      2 days ago

      at this point it isn’t even running but rather rolling