In the absence of inspiration, and in desperation to share something on my blog today, I have resorted to sharing a current picture of myself! For the past five weeks I have woken early on a Saturday morning to join others in a 5 kilometre Park-run at the local park. As my girlfriend phrases it, we ‘jalk’ or ‘wog’ around the course. That is to say we mix it up and do not actually jog the course but pick our pace up at times so we do not walk either. It is my goal to be able to say one day this year that I jogged the full course!
As you can see, I am not an athletic woman. I have lots of curves and extra padding. I have struggled all my life with extra weight and have preferred sedentary pastimes to active ones. Hormones, auto-immune disease and a love of good food has conspired to keep me everything but thin. But, I refuse to let that stop me from working towards a healthier me.
I have always enjoyed walking and have progressively built up my morning routine to longer walks. Two years ago I received the sobering news that my bone density was progressing into the dangerous zone. I saw this as incentive enough to join the gym and lift weights to strengthen my muscles but also positively impact my bone density. I am hooked and now visit the gym three times per week. I love how I feel afterwards and the habit has now been established.
I approached the parkrun with the same attitude. I would establish another habit in my week that would contribute to my wellbeing. And so here I am. Still a long way to go before I run the full course- but I have started.
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