by Dan | Aug 10, 2014 | Exercise, Family, Goals, Motivation, weight lifting, Wellness/Health
There is no debate…exercise takes work. But, you can make it fun. It is also a good way to spend time with your family. We just went on vacation for a few days to Minneapolis, and everybody but Molly went with us. Sarah, Nick, Megan and I all went for a run each morning. We then spent the rest of the day doing lots of walking at Mall of America and other adventures. When we got back, Megan and I went into Anytime Fitness to get our weight workout in.
Anytime Fitness is having a selfie contest this month, so we decided to have a little fun with this. The caption I had with this was: Coach Dad…work your “bun” off! We did a lot of laughing, plus got our workout in. Megan will be going back to school in Virginia in 10 days. We are not going to be having many of these times left.
So relax…spend some time with your family, have fun, and you can still workout. Set the tone parents…your kids will follow. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2508
by Dan | Aug 3, 2014 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
I hit another milestone yesterday…Consecutive exercise day #2500! Safe to say it is now habit. Nothing was as tough as that first year. Now it is part of my daily routine. I still have to think of it everyday, and make plans to exercise. The exercise has taken many places, and on many adventures, meeting many new people. It has been a challenge, but much more fun than work. I tell other people too…if I can do it, so can you!
So, here is your chance to start. I am pointing at you…calling you out! Get out and move, and see what making exercise a part of your day will open the door for many other perks and advantages. Give it a try! Keep moving everybody! I have a streak to continue!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2501
by Dan | Jul 27, 2014 | Exercise, Family, Goals, Heart Health, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Running and exercise has brought a lot to my life. Many adventures, trips, meeting new people, and gaining new friendships. What if…I did not run? What if…I was not healthy enough to be active? What if…I was not diligent about staying active? How would my life be? How would my health be? What activities would I do with my family? Many things to consider.
Here I am with my family, and our neighbors, Steve and Carletta Hauck and some of their kids…our second family. This is when we went to Disney and had a great time…family time. Yet, if we had not been doing the 1/2 marathon, and marathon, we would not have had this experience.
Running had made my life much more complete! The adventures I have been on as a result of running and exercise are so numerous I can’t imagine my life without it. It can be the same for you. The places it can take you, the energy it can give you to do more things, the doors that open up as a result of being healthy to enjoy life are countless. If you already run or exercise, you know exactly what I mean. If you don’t, it is time to figure out what it is all about. The adventures and memories that will arise are priceless. What if…I had not started? I know what I would have missed out on. Now, what if…I were to stop? I can relax on this one. This is not going to be an option as long as I have anything to say about it. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2494
by Dan | Jul 20, 2014 | Exercise, Family, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
It takes time getting comfortable with a new training partner, especially if they are new at it. Zeus is getting bigger all of the time, just weighing in at the Vet this week at 37#. We can go 2 miles at a time with him, walk, jog, and then often times we will take him out for a second time for maybe a mile. He is getting stronger everyday!
Here he is saying Hi! Look at the size of those mitts! He is ready to go anytime, we just get out the leash. He still likes to start out walking himself, holding the leash in his mouth.
Please take me out for a run/walk, Please!!!! Patience is a virtue. All training partners need to get accustomed to each other. Later on, you start thinking alike, and you just go. It is not different with any training partner. Just find that one that helps you as much as you help them. It does you both good. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2487
by Dan | Jul 13, 2014 | Exercise, Family, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
I had stated in an earlier post about Dr. George Sheehan…cardiologist, runner, writer, and philospher. Sheehan believed that life should be simple, that people needed to free themselves from the things that squash creativity adn play. Play, he believed, was serious business, and people should make time for it. For Sheehan, running was play. That is how I try to make it too. Here above is Steve and I at the Disney Goofy challenge, stopping at about mile 8 for our wives to take a photo. We presented ourselves well from South Dakota.
Sarah and I keep that in my too, not only in how we take each run, but how we take life. You need to have fun. Of course, there is a time to be serious, and get things done, but it can be done in fun ways as well. Here we are the one year for a halloween run.
Have fun! Be healthy! Life is too short not to do this. Take each day as a gift, and do with it what we can. At the end of each day, we should be able to look back and say…”What did I accomplish today?” We should then feel good about what we did accomplish. There are always challenges, pressures, things to get done. Always! This will never change. But, making running fun…play…allows us to handle things in life much better as well.
More thoughts from Dr. Sheehan in posts to come! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise day #: 2480
