I Can, I Will, AND I DO!!!

No.....I'm not getting married for you wise guys out there!!!!  I'm talking about RUNNING!!!!!!
For a few months, every time I looked at the treadmill, I'd psyche myself out and that little voice in my head would say 'you can't, you'll look stupid doing 3 minutes on that thing, and you'll never run again'.

Two weeks ago, I told the voice in my head to SHUT UP!  I looked at the treadmill and said to myself, 'there's nothing wrong with you, get on that thing and just do your best'.  I CAN DO IT!!!!  Yesterday, I ran 45 minutes at an easy pce (approximately 4 miles), the last 5 minutes with 2.5lbs dumbells in my hands.  I feel great!!!!  Today, I'm going to do the same and make sure I get in my weight and strength training.  I've stopped saying 'I can't'. 

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Kill the little voice in your head that tells you you're no good, and tells you what you can and cannot do....YOU CAN, YOU WILL AND WILL DO!!....now, get out there and just do it!!!  No matter what you do, just try to do your best; speed, endurance and perfection can be attained; all you have to do is practice!

If the Shoe Fits....

I decided to dust off my tennis racquet and hit some balls this past weekend.  It's been about 6 or 7 years since I've played tennis and I was feeling a bit intimidated - not only was I pretty good at the game at one time, but this was the first sport I would be playing since my knee surgery that would involve lateral stop-n-go motion.  Malheuresement (loosely translates to 'unfortunately'), I presently do not possess tennis shoes.  So, I stupidly decided to play in my running shoes.  I would have been better off to have played in 2 inch high heels.  My feet were squiggling like slippery fish within the shoes.  I ran back for a ball and nearly landed on my head, and what was worse...the stop/go lateral moves made my feet feel like they were going to just leave the shoes behind and keep going.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Yesterday, I went out and purchased a pair of tennis shoes.  They're not the state-of-the-art, but they're good enough for the lateral stop/go moves essential for the sport.  I'll walk around in them at some point during the week and break them in.  You wouldn't carve a side of beef with a wooden spoon, so why play tennis in running shoes?  The correct shoe for the appropriate sport is not a fashion statement, it's a rule you should stick by.  Stability, flexibility, support and comfort is what makes a running shoe different from a walking shoe, different from a soccer shoe, from a golf shoe, from a 4" strappy sandal.  Be smart and prevent a sports injury....it's all about the shoes!
....so how was my game????  Uhhhh.....now that I have the right shoes, I won't have the excuse for poor performance.  The good news was that my knee feels pretty good and all that physical therapy to strengthen my legs paid off...even though I coulda played better if I had the right shoes!!! :)

Today is the First Day of Spring!

Today is the first day of Spring and it's Saturday.
Dust off your running shoes and clean off your bike.

Today's the first day of Spring...make it worth your while!