by Dan | Mar 24, 2013 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Click below to hear Dr. Dan’s “surprise” on KXLG’s morning show.
Day/2K KXLG Radio Show
Wednesday this week I went to the radio station, KXLG, to do what I thought was going to be a talk on our wellness program, Strive 2 Survive. Instead, it turned out to be a “set-up celebration” to recognize the 2000 days of consecutive exercise I have done. This was originally to be on monday, which was the actual 2000th day, but with the snow storm we had, I rescheduled because I could not get there. I did not know this was planned.
Sarah was there, after leaving earlier than me that morning, telling me she had to go to the hospital to do rounds first. Very nice surprise! It was great having her there. Afterall, if it was not for her, I would not have been able to stay on task to do the exercise. Thank you Sarah!
Here is the rest of the group…co-workers, friends, training partners, and radio station employees. A special thanks goes to Carol Zillgitt at KXLG radio station, who planned all of this, made the Tshirt, and worked with Barb at the clinic to get all of the set up. Very nice surprise! Thanks to all of you, especially to you Carol!
Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2006
by Dan | Mar 17, 2013 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health
The hardest part about getting going with an exercise program is just that: Getting going! We can come up with all kinds of excuses to put it off: I will do it later when the weather is better; I will start when I am not so busy; Once I get this project done, I will have more time to start exercising more. There is never a better time to start than now! Forget all of the excuses. Get out of bed, get out the door, and get moving!
We would sit and watch the pelicans on the beach while we were recently in Mexico. They would take off, fly around, and coast back in, and then just keep repeating the process. Well, it really is no different for us. First, we have to get going, so push off…
…once we get going, we need to “spread our wings”, and work a little…
…then, we can really take off! We can “spread our wings”, move around, enjoy the scenery, take all of our surroundings in, and in the end, feel better!
It truly is amazing how much more you can enjoy life if you take off and explore. See what is all out there. It is easy to take for granted those things that are around us all day, until we no longer have it. I forget how nice it is to look at something green, and not all the white of snow this season. I am ready for Spring, and can’t wait to really enjoy being outside again when it is nice. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1999
by Dan | Mar 10, 2013 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health
After another weekend of really rotten weather, I can safely say I am ready for Spring! It is getting really tough to stay motivated to exercise, as the treadmill is getting extremely boring. This is where you have to get creative. Music, TV, something to help keep your attention so you are not continuously looking at the monitor to see how far you have not gone!
I keep bringing myself back to Mexico, where it was warm, and I could be running or walking outside, and looking at all of the scenery. It even helps to have pictures of this coming across the TV as well, to help remind me of being back outside, where it makes running/walking almost effortless because it keeps your mind busy. Here are some of the pictures.
The colors are so cool to look at, it never gets dull. I will have some other scenery images coming to help get through this last part of Winter. Keep you chin up. Remember why it is important to keep doing this. We are on the home stretch of this phase of the season. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1992
by Dan | Feb 28, 2013 | Exercise, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health, Winter
This time of year, when you are limited by the weather for how much you can exercise outside, it gets kind of tough to stay motivated. The treadmill only gets you so far. Using other equipment, like an elliptical, or the bike, or weights, can help keep things interesting. This is also a good time of year to get out of the cold and snow, and go somewhere warm. Sarah and I have tried to do this for 1 week each year, to help ease the burden of winter. We got back from Mexico a week ago, and running along the beach everyday was absolutely wonderful!
There were lots of new things to look at, and we would go out 2 miles, and come back. The furthest we went along the beach in one direction was 3 1/2 miles. You can see lots of foot prints here. Quite a few people would do the same thing, and this was 6:30 in the morning, before it would get too hot. The ocean waves rolling in, the birds flying, the other flowers, green areas to look were great. We hardly felt like we were running. We would run in the AM, and go for a long walk later in the afternoon. We did not want to miss any ocean time!
What a great way to start each day! There was alwasy something different to look at each day. The sound of the ocean was amazing. This was the easiest it has been in a while to get up and go for a run! I took many different pictures, and I will show over the next few posts different things we would get to see first hand by running, or going for a walk, along the beach. Fun! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1982
by Dan | Feb 24, 2013 | Exercise, Family, Motivation, weight lifting, Wellness/Health
Who said fishing can’t be a workout? Just got back from Mexico from a week of vacation, and went deap sea fishing one morning with Sarah, my brother Ray, and his wife Joni. In the last half hour of our time, we reeled in this Sail Fish, 91 inches long!
We had to keep trading off in order to get this fish reeled in. Talk about a workout! It made up for a boat ride that had a lot to be desired. We were all feeling sick on this ride.
Of course, my daughter would not believe us that we caught this, thinking it was just another “exaggerated fish story”…until she saw the pictures! Until this, we only caught 2 small fish that were not worth keeping. I did not have to worry about lifting weights this day. I was also glad I do some weight training as well! A fish story for eternity! I will be posting other adventures, scenes from our trip to Mexico, and show how easy it can be to have a great vacation, and still exercise and be healthy. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1978
