Originally Posted by
shafty85
I was only doing 3hrs of cardio per week - 2hr 20min of running/Z1 and 40min of recovery. I even took an additional week just brisk walking for a total of 2hrs during the week just to slowly ease into it. Most runs were only ~25min with one longer run/hike/exercise on the weekend - I approximately followed the suggested schedule. The 25min runs definitely didn't feel hard, though I have been relatively inactive in the recent past due to work. I was (I thought) following the guidelines for the transition period. I was skipping workouts as needed, trying to listen to my body. Perhaps I did hit it too hard, though it sure didn't feel that way. I'll have to try and go at it again once I'm able to and ease more slowly into it (I suspect everything in this recovery will be slow).