Tag: health and fitness

#5 Keep consistent pace on a run

I hate running.

I don’t know why I made this goal.

Running has never been my strong suit and I know it’s good cardio and great for your health (well except for you knees…). I’ve made an effort, but my goodness; I hate running.

Now with that whine session over let me tell you what I’ve learned about myself:

  1. I am not a fast runner
  2. I don’t need to be fast to run
  3. A light run is manageable as long as I have an audiobook
  4. Audiobooks are a great running companion
  5. I like being able to feel healthy and gain knowledge at the same time
  6. As long as I have headphones I can run

What I’ve really learned is I can’t run without having something to distract my mind. Without a distraction I won’t run for very long and I will easily give up. Having something to focus on besides just the run is the key to my success. Well “success”.

Hitting that first point just for good measure. I am not fast. I initially wanted a fast pace for this challenge, after the first few runs I immediately settled for slow. I figured as long as I’m running in some capacity it’s got to be better than nothing.

I consider this a win even if I’m not the best runner in the world.

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#10 Yoga

I’ve decided I will never properly get into yoga, but I will admit as a fitness I do see the benefits of stretching.

I never really cared for yoga and it’s peaceful, meditative lifestyle. I am an anxious person so yoga never resonated with my sense of always wanting to do something. Even sitting in silence is a difficult task for me and that just comes from my mind always thinking. In this challenge I was just going to focus on learning yoga poses and just see if I could actually vibe with yoga. Spoiler alert: I didn’t.

Honestly, it wasn’t until I picked up a different fitness hobby that I really learned the importance and value of yoga and how much of necessity it is to stretch out my body. As a fitness I definitely acknowledge yoga, where as before I didn’t care for it much entirely.

I will say that I will never properly get into yoga and I don’t see myself ever doing just yoga for a solid workout, but I will definitely keep in in my routine as it is important to stretch out muscles and make sure the body is okay, especially after a workout.

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