Running Question...please help!

Is it safe to run every day for about 30 mins? (I usually log a little over 3 miles in this time period, on a trail made of gravel-ish stuff, with a few uphills and downhills... but it's the same trail every time). I was thinking of changing up my routine a little bit because it's getting boring... today I did the same distance, but instead of keeping steady the whole time, I did short bursts of sprints followed by a recovery walk, and a little jogging here and there in between as well... this took about 35ish minutes. Am I going to start seeing better weight loss results than I've been seeing since I've just been running for 30 mins straight every day for about 3 weeks?

Would it be safe/a better plan to maybe do these sprints/walk/jogs on 3 days and maybe do a longer, steady run (say, 45 mins or so) on the off days, leaving one day of rest?

Some would probably suggest that I try to do something other than run, but a) I love being outside to work out, especially in the summer in ct!, b) I have to work out in the morning (early) and none of my friends are up that early to play sports or anything else fun, c) I don't belong to a gym because I hate them/have no $, and d) No bike, so I can't do that, and e) I LOVE running and I'm thinking of entering a few races in the fall or next spring... haha just trying to cover all the bases on why I run :)

As you can see I'm a beginner at this running thing but I absolutely love it :) I've really been running since March, but it hasn't been every day until this summer...

Tue. Jun 13, 11:00am

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