I started running in the fall and it helped me sooooo much, sadly I stopped in November because it started getting too cold. L
Theres a fire lane trail behind my neighborhood, thats where I run. I run the one behind my neighborhood and the one thats on the next street total, I would say all-in-all its only about 1 mile. Which is good for starting out.
I usually take my iPod with me and I go at NIGHT. Like...dark outside. Because
A) I really don't want to be running when like...people are out there walking their dogs and shit
B) I don't want to have to deal with other runners, aka the chatty soccer moms (no offense)
annnnnd
C) Its sooooo darn peaceful. By 8:30 the sun is down its not 100 million degrees out, and no one else is out. I usually forget that I'm running around behind a bunch of houses in the 'burbs. Haha.
I would just do it. But don't start too big. In the beginning I told myself I was going to run EVERY NIGHT, 7 DAYS A WEEK. I was about 3 minutes into my first going " F--- this I ain't doing jack tomorrow out, I'm watching Lost and eating popcorn. F--- THIS!" Haha.
That first night was hell, but I forced myself to do it. And I forced myself to out the second night, and i noticed that it took a lot longer for it to get "hard" (haha, that was NOT a sexual reference!).
I just started running again and have already noticed a difference. Its a bit harder to do since i work nights, but I told myself that every night that I don't work, I run. So far so good. The scale shall become my friend afterall. Haha.
Just start easy, tell yourself that you're only going to do it 2 days/nights a week, and by the end of the second week you'll be WANTING to go out and run more.
And yeah...and by the way...
I was one of those girls that HAAAAATED running
And I still am, but once I'm out that door, I'm out.