"But I can hardly even run for 2 minutes!! How can I run for miles??"

I hear this all the time. Lemme' tell you something, if you can run for two minutes, you can turn yourself into a runner or even a marathoner! The trick is COMMITMENT!!

When you decide that you want to lose weight, or 'tone up,' or 'get in shape,' (what shape exactly? I like the rhombus....) or commit to running a half-marathon, whatever the case may be, don't be like so many people who will run twice and get discouraged because they don't see improvement in two days! This is a COMMITMENT! It will take a while before you see/feel the improvements that you're body undergoes as a result of the new stress that you're putting on it.

Let me give you an example of easing into a running program:

Week #1: For 30 minutes, run for 2 minutes, walk for 3. (That's 6 intervals.) Do this 3x/week resting a day inbetween.
Week #2: For 30 minutes, run for 3 minutes, walk for 2. Again 6 intervals. Again, 3x/week.
Week #3: For 40 minutes, run for 3 minutes, walk for 2. That's 8 intervals. Sticking with 3x/week.
Week #4: For 30 minutes, run for 4 minutes, walk for 1. 3x/week.
Week #5: Now you can either add one 30 minute session, or extend the sessions to 40 minutes, running for 4 minutes and walking for 1.

Look at that! At the end of 5 weeks, (just a skosch over a month), you'll be putting in almost 15 miles per week! And you'll be ready to take on running with fewer and fewer walk breaks! That's a real runner right there my friends! You'll be a half-marathoner in no time!! And anyone who finishes a half can run the full marathon!

Happy running.