Step 1: Done. You've 'rediscovered why' you want to exercise. (Step 1: Reread Step 1 Post here) Step 2: 'Redefine Minimum'. Simply look at what would be a healthy amount of exercise for you. Yes, this changes. Be flexible and willing to create a 'new normal'....
Your relationship with exercise--How's that going these days? We already know the value of exercise. We know what to do, how to do, and I'm quite sure we even know when we might get to doing it. But do we? What's happening for you? doing too...
Beginning of the lake...
What works? What doesn't work? Like Shakespeare, 'Those are the questions'. Currently in conjunction with my online teaching I'm mentoring two teacher candidates. (Love their enthusiasm and excitement for teaching. An inspiration.) As part of their work I've shared a strategy that was given...
Action Comes Before Motivation. Debatable? No. 1st Need-to-Know: Statements such as 'Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?' are definitely debatable. If you are a person who likes to ‘debate at high volume’ i.e., argue, the chicken or egg question is a grand opportunity to fine-tune...
Sunday August 30/2020 'It was time to get up, Say hello to the day, In spite of the fact, It appeared rainy and grey, A wee bite and coffee, ameliorated my mood, (Not until after would I need anymore food.) Every year I sign on to race and this year, the...
As I start to put my musings into words I question why. Not why I run, why I write. More so, why would anyone want to read what goes through my head while running? Haruki Murakami captured his musings in a memoir 'What I Talk...
Winter. Not quite, somewhere in between--dry roads, wet paths, a dusting of snow, can't-see-in-the-dark ice, etc. The conditions are consistently, inconsistent. That also includes the temperature. The question of what to wear, (if I think about it too long) can become annoying. Yet this week...
Hasn't it been a glorious fall season? How often the colourful leaves and landscape sparkled under clear blue skies and sunshine. Times of heavy rain and high winds were part of these autumn months. In spite of that, I enjoyed an incredible number of opportunities to run...
Jennica, smiling and accompanied by family and friends, crossed the finish line. Instantly the crowd cheered and applauded her efforts. You see, Jennica, a 16-yr-old girl living with kidney disease, was the selected 2019 Make-a-Wish child for the 7th annual Run4Kids event. (See Event Sponsors below.)...