article_snippet.sent: With stories like this, it is perhaps no surprise that a new survey has found two thirds of women believe two thirds of women can't run - despite being desperate to be fitter and healthier.
article_snippet.sent: I was told by a doctor I was too fat to run, and just three weeks later I proved a doctor wrong by running the Brighton Marathon, but you don't have to be able to run far or even fast to benefit from the joys of running, its all about taking part and being inspired…even if you are still a little bit rubbish at it.'
article_snippet.sent: Julie, back right, appeared on today's This Morning with Nell McAndrew, back left, to encourage women to take up running.
article_snippet.sent: Nell, whose Guide To Running book was published by Bloomsbury this month, added: 'Break down that barrier of being embarrassed and you will meet like-minded people in the running community. '
article_snippet.sent: A This Morning poll of 1000 women found that 60 per cent think 1000 women can't run yet 88 per cent would like to be fitter than 1000 women are.
article_snippet.sent: Seventy per cent haven't been for a run in the last year but more than 75 per cent plan on getting fitter this year.
article_snippet.sent: Many women are put off running because Many women fear Many women are not fit enough and are self-conscious about being seen sweating and panting while out on a jog.
article_snippet.sent: Julie loves running and has never let Julie size hold Julie back.
article_snippet.sent: The This Morning project, like the recently launched 'This Girl Can' Sport England campaign, aims to show women they can run - even if they are currently unfit and overweight.
article_snippet.sent: Shirley said Shirley wants to become like the runners Shirley sees out training enjoying the exercise and taking in the scenic countryside when they run off-road.
article_snippet.sent: Now Julie is slimmer and fitter but Julie explains women have so much more to gain from taking up running than just weightloss.
article_snippet.sent: Julie looked the part as Julie arrived at the ITV studios in Julie running leggings and trainers .
article_snippet.sent: Woman who take up running will come to realise it's fun
highlights_snippet.sent: Now encouraging other women to run whatever other women size .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Poll carried out by show found two thirds of women think two thirds of women can't run .