{"id":166,"date":"2014-12-17T21:07:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T21:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rununiversity.com\/?p=166"},"modified":"2014-12-17T21:07:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T21:07:18","slug":"thought-shopping-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rununiversity.com\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"A thought for your shopping list…"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Holiday Season rolls through – I actually lump Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, and New Year’s into ‘season’ sort of like ‘huntin’ season’ – we get to\u00a0spend a lot of time with our family. How about a gift to them that will give for years to come; a healthier, more confident, leaner you!<\/em><\/p>\n

We spend a lot of time shopping for\u00a0that ‘perfect’ gift. Give them the gift of YOUR health, your new and improved you. Then resolve\u00a0Resolving to change something in our lives for the better? That’s hard.<\/em> 50% of all people who\u00a0begin an\u00a0exercise program\u00a0quit and of those, 50%\u00a0quit in the first week. According to Gold’s Gym, the average person quits going to the gym on February 13. The ‘why’ is quite simple…..it ain’t easy.<\/p>\n

It’s a life style <\/em>change.\u00a0We don’t have to re-vamp your diet;\u00a0we\u00a0need to eat less<\/em>. Did you know that in the late 70’s the size of a dinner plate (like you’d get\/give for a wedding present) was 9″? Now it’s 12! Why? I guess that’s how those ‘all you can eat’ Chinese buffet’s have so many plates (they’re your old 9″ dinner plates) now. Wasn’t ‘organic food’ what our grandparents called food?<\/em><\/p>\n

While you’re eating less, you need to exercise as well – yeah, no magic bullet, no pill. No diet, no nuthin but ‘Eat less and exercise more’. You’d think it was hard….and you’d be right.<\/p>\n

It is hard to change habits, break old ones and create new ones but take a look around. There are no large\/fat\/obese (whatever term you want to use) ‘old’ people. People don’t mind working ‘harder’\u00a0yet they’ll look at you\u00a0as if\u00a0you have 2 heads\u00a0once you suggest working a bit less to start\u00a0exercising. It’s no great honor to be the richest man in the hospital, or cemetery. You can’t ‘buy’ health. Virgil said, “The greatest wealth is health<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

So in 2015 maybe resolve to try something new, or come back to an old friend – Run University’s Couch to 5K program will begin Jan. 3 at 9:00. We’ll meet outside of Applebee’s Brookwood, talk about the program then take our first steps. The cost is $49 and our target race is the Regions Super Hero 5K February 21.<\/p>\n

Run University\u00a0offers group runs, the\u00a0opportunity to make new friends,\u00a0ways to make running fun as well and aids in\u00a0growing your confidence and achieving your goals.<\/p>\n

Zoe Koplowitz has completed 20 marathons. She also suffers from MS and completed those marathons on crutches – she has said, “Have a dream. Make a plan. Go for it. You’ll get there, I promise.”\u00a0 <\/em>Well, we have the plan – so come on! Go for it!<\/p>\n

Robin Leach (remember him? Life Styles of the Rich and Famous?) <\/em>was wrong. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your health is wealth.<\/p>\n

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As the Holiday Season rolls through – I actually lump Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, and New Year’s into ‘season’ sort of like ‘huntin’ season’ – we get to\u00a0spend a lot of time with our family. How about a gift to them that will give for years to come; a healthier, more confident, leaner you! We spend…<\/p>\n

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