Self Motivation to Exercise

Why do most people not achieve their goals? Great question! 

I had a patient today who was in to get a new pair of orthotics. They were quite worn and she was having recurrent foot pain. We discussed shoes, stretching and new orthotics. Then I asked the million dollar question, “When are you going to get serious about losing weight?” For every pound you lose in body weight, you lose 3 pounds of torque on your feet. It is amazing on how just a few pounds can impact your foot health.  She gave me some hollow excuses and then said’ “I just can’t get motivated.” 

This is not uncommon. Unfortunately, we are part of the microwave generation and many lack self-motivation. I personally always have a race on the calendar as a carrot to chase. If I’m not training, then the race will be humiliating or hurt really bad! That’s part of my motivation. The other part is the personal well being, you could call it the “runner’s high” that I get out of my workouts! They just plain make me feel better! 

I’m going to try to find something that is inspirational at least once a week during this holiday season to try to help you motivate yourself to start reaching your goals way before the New Year! Remember, Rome was not built in a day! Baby steps every day towards your goals and all of a sudden you find you are there!

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. -Jim Ryan

Reasons To Run

"The reason we race is not to beat each other, but to run together......"

A great sentiment for a Fall Monday morning.

This weekend saw the cancellation of the NYC marathon for obvious and logical reasons. I did have some peeps who made the trip to New York and were saddened not to be able to race, but their stories of how bad the city was hit by Hurricane Sandy and how awful the streets looked and felt, put the race cancellation into focus.

This weekend was also Ironman Florida and we had lots of competitors from the area have great races! The weather was favorable and lots of PR's were set! Got to love Ironman. It makes you feel invincible to cross that finish line!

Last, but never least, was the running of the annual DRC Half! This is one of the few years I have missed the race. The DRC Half marathon is a great race on a cool course and is run by runners! Shocker! This hometown race is always a great event and this weekend was no different. Lots of great reviews from veterans and newbies alike. It traditionally marks the 4 weeks until the White Rock Marathon (Now known as the Dallas marathon, but always going to be White Rock to us) and is a great warm up race for the marathon. Seeing some of the times this year, it looks like many are ready for the big race!

Happy Monday to all. Pick a race. Put it on the calendar! It will help you stay training through this busy holiday season!

Run Happy! And often!