andrewspencers
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Anybody who knows anything about physical fitness, please tell me whether I have any possbility of ever completing BCT if I enlist in the Army.
It's late afternoon, the sun's about 30 degrees above the horizon, sky is mostly cloudy with scattered rays of sunshine poking through, the temperature is about 75F, humidity is about 30%. Ideal weather for a relaxed, pleasant run.
I'm a healthy 26-year-old caucasion male, about 6'4" tall, weigh about 180lbs, ectomorphic body type. My total exercise routine consists of my walking about my city about 2 to 3 miles per day. Mostly I sit in front of a computer all day.
I tried a one mile run. By the time I was 3/4 finished, I really, really wanted to quit. I managed to finish the entire mile, in 8 minutes, and then while walking home, had a bad stitch in my side for several minutes, my legs were weak and sore, and I was completely out of breath.
I understand that practice is needed in order to build endurance, but I've never heard of a healthy, non-overweight male of my age being only able to barely complete even one mile. Is it really normal to have such a severe lack of endurance, or am I unusual?
It's late afternoon, the sun's about 30 degrees above the horizon, sky is mostly cloudy with scattered rays of sunshine poking through, the temperature is about 75F, humidity is about 30%. Ideal weather for a relaxed, pleasant run.
I'm a healthy 26-year-old caucasion male, about 6'4" tall, weigh about 180lbs, ectomorphic body type. My total exercise routine consists of my walking about my city about 2 to 3 miles per day. Mostly I sit in front of a computer all day.
I tried a one mile run. By the time I was 3/4 finished, I really, really wanted to quit. I managed to finish the entire mile, in 8 minutes, and then while walking home, had a bad stitch in my side for several minutes, my legs were weak and sore, and I was completely out of breath.
I understand that practice is needed in order to build endurance, but I've never heard of a healthy, non-overweight male of my age being only able to barely complete even one mile. Is it really normal to have such a severe lack of endurance, or am I unusual?