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Get Going! Train for your First 5K
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People everywhere are setting goals to get fit. After reaching that goal, some start training to run their first 5K. After working hard to have a consistent weight loss, it is time to try something new and adventurous. 5K runs are a challenging adventure that can be accomplished when we are properly trained for them.
You should start by walking daily and increase the distance each day until your body feels ready for more. A few weeks of daily exercise and walking will help improve your personal fitness, and it will not be long before you are ready to go the distance in a fun 5K race.
A first time runner might be better to try a shorter race before attempting the 5K. Setting small goals will lead to reaching the ultimate goal of a 5K before you even realize it. Trying to reach the higher goal before your body is ready will only lead to quitting before the finish line. Your body can endure the run better if it has been properly trained for the right amount of time before tackling the big race.
Once the smaller goals have been successfully met, you will be ready to take on the bigger challenge of a 5K. You will find after the intense and consistent training period that your body is now ready to endure a challenge that will benefit you for life and help a good cause for the community as well. Running is one of the best ways to stay fit.
Reaching the finish line of a 5K will be a great accomplishment for someone who has worked hard to achieve his or her goals. Running a 5K and reaching the finish line is only the start to a lifetime of adventures and more races to run.
Nick
Nick's Story
"I wish I would have come here first. We spend all our time reacting to the next great weight loss tip or program. It might work for a while, but does not last and we end up yo-yoing from one fad to the next – as we gain more weight." Read More
Gina
Lost 44.5 lbs
"I had no trouble adhering to the meals and they really helped catapult my progress! The classes were so beneficial to me because they helped change my thinking about how I viewed health, nutrition, and fitness.
I will always have my relationship with Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. They truly helped me change my life forever." Read More
Lauren
Lost 60 lbs
"Dr. Ziltzer and everyone who I have come in contact with at the Scottsdale Weight Loss office have been so encouraging and I look forward to seeing them each week. It is now a year and 2 months later since I started. I am down 60 lbs., which is the average amount a 9-year-old weighs, it is crazy to think I lost a whole person! I feel amazing, I hit my goal weight in November 2021 just before Thanksgiving. Nothing on my body hurts anymore..." Read More
Chuck
Lost 66 lbs
"The best thing I did was call the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. I have a lot more energy, I'm not hungry, and it feels great.
You can take it from me that this is a program that produces results. The staff is always positive, supportive, and never judgmental.
Your visits always result in positive reinforcement, no matter if you had a good week or a bad week." Read More
Emily
Lost 101 lbs
"Here I am at the lowest I have been since high school weighing in at 155lbs. I have lost 101 lbs, BMI of 39 when I started, to 21.6, and of course at body fat % of 47.1 to 26.5%. I told myself by my 30th birthday I wanted to be confident in the way I look and I owe it all to SWLC. The entire staff is so welcoming and they are rooting for you just as much as you are rooting for yourself...." Read More
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Meet Our Team
Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Diana Bone, FNP-C
Specializing in Obesity Medicine
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Kristen Ash, FNP-C, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Alicia Earley, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
