Running is Therapy

Go for a short run today...you won't regret it!

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Start Running or Jogging

I started jogging some years ago and these were some of the reasons why I began.

1. To burn fat and lose weight
2. To inspire others to get fit and healthy
3. To eliminate "I can't" from your dictionary
4. To build physical and mental toughness
5. To discover your own personal best
6. To promote overall health and fitness
7. To boost confidence and self-esteem
8. To decrease stress and to feel good

The exercise motivation tip below is from  Spark People.com and I can vouch for the fact that just getting your running shoes on even if you don't feel like doing any exercise, is a great way to get yourself motivated to get out of the door or to start some sort of exercise.

For my British readers if your're looking for some great running shoes try these from Northern Runner.com

Workouts are Non-Negotiable

Workouts are non-negotiable! They are just as important as school and work. GET IT DONE.

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Running Makes You Happier

Running makes you happier. The runner's high is real.

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Every Day Is A Good Day When You Run

I used to run several times a week for about 1 hour at a time about 7 years ago...I would love to start this habit again. This post is the beginning of my motivation to do so. Running always made me feel great for the rest of the day.

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Get Started And You're Half Way There

You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. - Les Brown

Don’t think, just do. Don’t give yourself time to think; over-thinking about exercise saps motivation. -Mark Tyrrell,  therapist and co-founder of Uncommon Knowledge.

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Exercise Keeps You Young

We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop exercising.
-Dr. Kenneth Cooper, Cooper Institute

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Doing your best means you never stop trying.

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Exercise First Thing In The Morning

Exercise Motivation Tip 5: As soon as you wake up, get dressed for your workout.
Try this little trick  tomorrow morning...
As soon as you wake up,  get dressed for your workout....don’t have a cup of coffee, or read your email, or do anything else that you would normally do at this time.  Once you have your workout clothes on start working out. If you do this every morning you’ll create an extremely  powerful habit that will guarantee  you never, ever miss your workout again.

This trick worked for me this morning...While still groggy-eyed I was lacing up my trainers and putting on my workout clothes. I would normally have headed straight for the coffee and my computer and would tell myself I'll exercise "some time later" - on many days, "later" just didn't arrive. Today it felt sooooo good to be doing my workout first thing in the morning before the excuses had time to enter my mind. Now, I can't wait for tomorrow morning to come so I can try this little trick all over again!

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Exercise Motivation Tip 1 - Write a list of the benefits of exercise and stick that list on a wall where you will see it every day.

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How To Love Exercise - Tip #1

How To Love Exercise Tip #1: Listen to a podcast that interests you while working out.

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Exercise Is Good Medicine

Exercise not only helps you lose weight, it also helps you reduce your risk of getting breast cancer, heart disease and strokes.

David Haas,  an advocate for cancer patients sent in the following guest post on the benefits of exercise and it's relationship to cancer prevention:

Help Prevent Cancer with Exercise (by David Haas)

Medical science has drastically improved cancer survival rates in recent years, but statistics provide little comfort for millions of people around the world who are affected by cancer. There is neither a cure nor a vaccine, but one of the keys to both cancer survival and actual prevention is exercise. Regular exercise can help to protect against bowel cancers, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and lung cancers such as mesothelioma.

Scientists are still working to figure out the specifics of how exercise works to prevent cancer, but they do have a good understanding as to what exercise does.

• Regular exercise helps to maintain healthy hormone levels. High levels of some hormones can increase the risk of cancer. Examples include two types of estrogen, estradiol and estrange, high levels of which can cause breast cancer.

• Exercise helps to maintain a healthy weight. Weight management is an
important factor in lowering the development of cancers. For instance, overweight women are at a greater risk of breast cancer because they produce and maintain higher estrogen levels than women at healthy weights. They also have larger amounts of breast tissue, making it harder to properly find and diagnose a tumor until too late.

• Exercise strengthens your immune system and helps your digestive system to run more smoothly.

• Studies have shown that exercise leads to stronger lungs and lower occurrences of lung cancers in men and women, both smokers and non-smokers.

The American Cancer Society recommends at least thirty minutes of physical activity five days per week to optimize the cancer-prevention effects of exercise. The National Cancer Institute reports that 50% of Americans don’t get enough exercise.

You don’t need to start lifting weights at the gym and start taking spin classes to get your exercise in. Start walking, do yoga, swimming, zumba, gardening, or hiking. Make a game out of it using the exercise programs available for systems like the Wii or X-Box Kinect. If you have been very inactive for a while, don’t expect to reach the target of 150 minutes per week right off the bat. Just get off the couch and do what you can to start. Any exercise is better than none and will provide at least minimal benefits. Work your way up to higher frequency and duration. Vary the activities that you do to keep boredom at bay. The sooner you start exercising, the sooner your body can start working to keep you healthy and keep your cancer risk down.

To learn more about the benefits of exercise on weight loss and cancer prevention visit David's blog HERE

See Exercise As Your Daily Ritual

See exercise as your daily RITUAL. Instead of saying "It's exercise time" try saying "It's me time".

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Adding Exercise Will Get You There Quicker

Just eating less will only get you so far. Adding exercise will get you much further...quicker.

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Make Time To Work Out

Making time to work out is just as important as making time to sleep, or brush your teeth...treat it that way and you'll exercise every day.

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Becoming Fit Is The Greatest Gift

Becoming fit is the greatest gift you'll ever give to your body.

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You've Never Regretted A Workout,,,Right?

You've never regretted a workout...right? So what are you waiting for?

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Fit Chicks Have More Fun

Fit chicks have more fun

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Jogging For Fitness

Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running. -Wikipedia

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