Starting is half the battle
A new lifestyle is difficult to start and even more difficult to continue. When I told my wife I planned on starting each day with running for twenty minutes and Yoga for ten minutes she laughed.
She said I was too out of shape and I'll be tired for a month. I think she is right. I will be tired for a month but if I don't do something quick I will be tired for the rest of my life.
We live on the sixth floor but I have access to a large hall on the fourth floor for running. I started this Sunday running for twenty minutes and Yoga for ten minutes as soon as I wake up. I gargle, drink water and get right to running without looking at my phone.
It seems like a small thing but I already noticed some changes. I sweat a lot and had a lot of adrenaline going until lunch time.
After lunch I was tired and took a twenty minute nap. In the afternoon I was more alert and mentally more equipped and generally less stressed to handle situations. The kids were nuts today and had a wild west pillow fight but I was cool enough to let them be.
A bonus is that our elevator went out today. This means I will be doing a lot of stairs in addition to the running.
No amount of money can buy me good health. Maybe I can buy equipment or buy a trainer but when it all boils down to it, it's my responsibility to use what I have and get in shape.
Now it's 9pm Sunday night and my kids want to watch reruns together. I'm ready to call it a day and start again tomorrow at 6am.
It's been 14 years since I went running with this guy and probably the last time I actually did any decent running. My knees were a lot more bouncy then. I need keep an slow pace if I am going to keep this up for another 21 days.
Of I lose my will I remember the Eye of the Tiger.
Sometimes I just like to workout too but apart from all these hindrances too, my health status might not just let me. Cheers lol. Don't give up.
Tomorrow is the real challenge @josediccus. If I am doing it three days in a row then I know I can do 21.
Good luck - I'm sure you can do it!!! I have started going to the gym 3 days a week and trying to get in a lot of walking as well - I feel so much better than I did :)
Keep it up? I sure plan to. Our bodies are made to move and I really neglected that. By the way have you tried posting from proofofbain.io @andysantics48? You can also find their tokens on hive-engine.
I haven't really got my head around all these different front ends - not really sure how???
It's worth it. Kind of like a whole new world.
Start here:
https://www.proofofbrain.io
https://hive-engine.com
Ask me if you have any questions.
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Slow and steady! Keeping it light and easygoing on a Sunday is a great way to start off the habit. You're already seeing the benefits it brings. You have to prove your wife wrong, I'm not sure if there is any better motivation than that? lol.
Wow... you totally understand and can read between the lines that my real reason for doing this was to prove her wrong. I hope you are enjoying your day. I was out there at 6am this morning. I've Just 19 more days to get over the 21 days to make it a habit. The trick is not to look at my cell phone until I finish running :) ♥