Olympic inspirations….how track and field lead me to jogging!

The Olympics start this week, I am using that theme this week in my meetings as we discuss exercise. For me I have always loved track and field and for most of my life held the secret desire to one day jog or compete, I always loved the idea of being able to run/jog for miles at a time. I started to jog 2004 towards the end of my initial weight loss, the jogging had a rough start. Not warming up, no stretching of any kind…very painful. Now I am up to 3 mi. at a time (twice this week) and I feel much better for doing it.

We often assume we have to do “certain kinds” of exercises to loose weight or to get fit. That its got to be for a specific amount of time and we have to have the “best equipment”. Our bodies are made for walking and thats where we should start. I will include a link to an article from the mayo clinic you can read about walking health benefits.

Now back to the Olympics, what is your favorite even? Find a way to let that even inspire you to find a way to GET the same thing in the way of exercise for yourself. How could a pool help you exercise?, what about track and field?, volleyball and so on…you get the picture.

Exercise MUST fit into your schedule and must be enjoyable. Think about how it will help to speed up your weightloss and improve your health also.

Finally, you may not be able to walk or even run, find other ways to get some exercise for yourself and ALWAYS talk to your doctor first!

Have a great week

Mark