I must admit that the main reason I exercise is to stay fit and healthy, not always because I particularly love it. But I do try to run outside often. At the moment I'm regularly managing three times a week, and this is one form of exercise that I can say that I enjoy, or at least I do enjoy the feeling I get when I've done it!
I'm not a competitive runner and I've only ever taken part in two organised charity runs. The furthest I've ever run in one go is just over 10 kilometres and my usual run is about half an hour or forty minutes which takes me about 5 kilometres. I probably could run a marathon if I put my mind to it and completed the training, but I just don't have the urge to push myself for it. I think that it would probably put me off running forever!
But out of all the different forms of exercise that I've tried over the years I keep coming back to running.
Some of the reasons that running works so well for me when it comes to exercise:
It's individual thing. I can go out when I feel like it and when I've got the time, I don't need to organise myself around others. I'm not competing with anyone else.
I can set myself goals and come up with challenges. For example running a certain distance in one go or getting out a particular number of times.
I can track my progress in various apps if I want to stay motivated. It's fun to look back and see a map of where I went and how quickly I managed a favourite route! I'm also currently playing Pikmin Bloom and I like getting out to grow my seedlings and pick up virtual fruit.
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I can fit it into my routine. At the moment I like to run first thing in the morning after a small breakfast, and then I'm done for the day.
I like exploring my local area. There are lots of new build estates nearby to have a nose around, as well as rural paths and a golf course if it hasn't been raining. I can get down to the sea if I fancy a longer run, or I can stop on the way back from school drop off to run along the promenade.
I don't need fancy equipment. I have some half decent trainers but the rest of my running kit comes from either the supermarkets, Decathlon or Amazon.
I feel really good afterwards and definitely like I've had a proper workout. I always head straight for a nice hot shower as soon as I get in, especially if it has been raining or cold!
Do you like to get out for a run?
I find it so hard to find the motivation to exercise when it's so cold. I have been walking more but I am not brave enough to go running outside especially with it being so icy lately. It sounds like you are doing really well. x
ReplyDeleteI've tried running a couple of times and both times ended up damaging my knee so I don't do it any more! I use the elliptical at the gym so it feels a bit like running but low impact. It's definitely not as convenient though. We did have an elliptical at home but it was nowhere near as nice as the gym ones, used it in lockdown but after that I found I never used it so sold it back on Facebook.
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