Is it adequate for beginners to run for only 30 minutes a day?
Based on my experience, if you are not an experienced runner, 30 minutes a day (depending on your speed) is more than enough. For me, it took a practice of at least 3 weeks before I could run for 30 minutes non-stop; and when I say running, you really run .
Don't over do it but 30 minutes a day is good for a start.
Once you get in-tune, then you can start going for longer duration.
30 minutes are so many! If you run 30 minutes you are not a begginer ( the first time I ran I was tired after only 10 minutes!!)
it depends on how efficient you are,like me,i just spend 10 mins a day on my page.
Adequate for what? Is it adequate to be sedentary? But millions of people don't exercise, so are you saying they are being inadequate?
30 minutes is enough for general exercise, but if the goal is shedding weight, it's not enough. If the goal is to train for long distance marathons, it is not enough. If the goal is to build stamina and endurance, it's not enough. If the goal is to run 30 minutes, it's perfectly fine to run 30 minutes.
If you're running non-stop for 30 minutes every day, you're doing really well. Took me a good long while before I could run non-stop for half an hour. Now you just need to set a goal for yourself.
You probably will not have any trouble doing a 5K, so time yourself and see how long it takes for you to finish that distance, then set a reasonable goal for yourself to reach in the next couple of months.
Say you can finish 5K in 25 mins or whatever, aim to do the same distance in 24 min in one month, maybe 23 min in two months from now. This way, you'll get your speed up. Then you can look at increasing your distance to 10K if you feel like it. Good luck and happy running!
by winches 14 years ago
Is biking for 30 minutes the same as running for 30 minutes?I was given a summer workout...schedule for soccer next fall and i was wondering if instead of running 30-40 minutes a day, if I could substitute that for a bike ride? How long should I ride the bike to get the same results as running for...
by Stacy Harris 12 years ago
What is a good speed to run on when working on a treadmill?I have been trying to use the treadmill lately to work on my pacing problems. However, I am only running at a 4.5 which is (I don't remember exactly) but about a 14 minute or 13 minute mile. That seems so slow? Is that really accurate? And...
by Kyou Capps 12 years ago
What can you do in 30 minutes?What is the most productive thing you can do in 30 minutes?
by ii3rittles 13 years ago
How much Exercise is ENOUGH to lose weight, in your opinion?Some say 15 minutes a day, every day.Some say 30 minutes a day, every day.Some say 30 minutes a day, 4 times a week.Some say 45 minutes a day, 4 times a week.Some say at least one full hour, 5 times a week.So, how much is enough? and how...
by TheLifeExperiment 12 years ago
How did you become a runner?I'd love to become a runner, but its been hard because I'm a bit out of shape, have asthma, and bad ankles. I can maybe jog for 3 minutes or sprint for 1 minute, but after that I'm out of breath and uncomfortable. However, I can walk with no problem for ages. Did you...
by Laura Schneider 12 years ago
What are some non-traditional or incidental things I could do that would count as "exercise"?I hate exercise, but obviously it's necessary. What are some non-traditional or incidental things I could do that would count as "exercise"?
Copyright © 2025 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2025 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |