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5K Workouts For Beginners

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Monday

  • Dynamic Warmups
    • Arm Circles-50 forward, 50 backward
    • Skipping Without Rope-30 seconds
    • Jumping Jacks-25
    • Shoulder Stretch-Two 10 second holds on each arm
    • High Knee-10-15 yards or 30 seconds
    • Skipping 10-15 yards or 30 seconds
    • Walking Lunges-20
  • Running Workout
    • 10-15 warmup walk/or slow jog
    • Walk 3 minutes & Jog 2 minutes-alternate for 20-30 minutes
    • Cool Down-slow jog/or walk 5-10 minutes
  • Cool-down/ Stretching
    • Walking Knee Hug-10 each leg
    • Sagittal Leg Swings-10-15 each leg
    • Single Leg Balance-15 each leg
    • Plank-30 seconds
    • Pushups- 2 sets of 5-10 reps
    • Sumo Stretch-20 second hold
    • Standing Calf Stretch-20 seconds each leg

Tuesday

Dynamic Warmups

  • Arm Circles-50 forward, 50 backward
  • Skipping Without Rope-30 seconds
  • Jumping Jacks-25
  • Shoulder Stretch-Two 10 second holds on each arm
  • High Knee-10-15 yards or 30 seconds
  • Skipping 10-15 yards or 30 seconds
  • Walking Lunges-20

Running Exercise

  • 1 mile warmup at own pace jog/walk
  • 2 800 meters at own pace jog/walk-2 min rest in between sets
  • Cool down-5-10 minutes walk/jog

Stretching

  • Same as Monday/You can choose to switch it up 5-10 minutes

Wednesday

  • Strength Training 25-30 minutes
    • Squats-3 sets of 10
    • Glute -bridges-3 sets of 10
    • Dumbbell rows-3 sets of 10
    • Side leaps-3 sets 20 seconds each
    • Standing Knee Curls-3 sets of 10 each leg
    • Hip Abduction & Hip Adduction-3 sets of 10 each leg
    • Planks-2 sets of 30 seconds each, rest 1 minute in between
  • Stretching
    • Same as Tuesday/You can choose to switch it up 5-10 minutes

Thursday

Dynamic Warmups

  • See Previous Days for examples

Running Exercise

  • 1 mile jog/walk for warmup
  • 1.5 mile jog/walk
  • 5-10 minute cool-down 5-10 minutes

Friday

Stretching

  • 5-10 minutes

Bicycle Exercise

  • Stationary/Non-Stationary Bike-5 minute warmup
  • 22 minute bike ride
  • 5 minute cool-down

Stretching

  • 5- 10 minutes

Saturday

  • 25 minutes of Yoga
  • 10 minutes of Pilates

Sunday

  • Rest
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Hey, this is Beth with FitnessRoadie and I implement fitness, food and travel within my blog. My goal is to help people find resources or who may be inquisitive about a certain place or event. I simply want to share my life experiences with everyone!

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