by Dan | Apr 3, 2011 | Exercise, Family, Wellness/Health
Spent Saturday in the Aberdeen Barnett Center for High School Varsity
Track meet. Molly and Nick both competed, Molly with the 400 and 800 meters, and Nick with the 3000 meters. Both are good runners, and it is important to make sure your kids stay active. What better example for them to follow then to stay active yourself. Here Molly is coming around the final turn on her 400 meters, and then…..
…Nick on one of his turns for the 3000 meters. Nick is an 8th grader competing right now in varsity. A true distance runner…must take after his Dad! Way to go kid!!! It made for a fun day.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1286
by Dan | Mar 31, 2011 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Winter
As if the weather has not been bad enough, we start getting more snow here today. Combination of rain and snow, BIG snowflakes. Sarah and I said “Enough” and we went outside anyway and went running, going for a 6 mile run. Now, this is the type of scenery we had to look at during this run, but that did not stop us from actually having another image in our head to focus on during this run…That image is the following…
…pretending we were back in Mexico, running along their trail, among the palmtrees, feeling the sun shining, and not having rain and snow pelting your face. Sometimes, you need to focus on the good things that you did, to help get through some of the bad things. The weather here is definitely one of the bad things that just “keeps on going”. So…put your head down, keep focusing, concentrating, get moving, and keep on going!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1283
by Dan | Mar 26, 2011 | Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
A favorite spot of mine to think…A quiet place, in amongst the trees, overlooking the lake. On calm days is a great escape to think about the everyday things in life, what to concentrate on, and what is important. The good thing about this now is this picture brings me back to those moments, and there is no snow or ice to look at. Only nature, and all the answers it can provide. Looking forward to spending time doing this again, hopefully soon…
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1278
by Dan | Mar 24, 2011 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Anybody else getting really tired of Winter? Everywhere you go, people are talking about the weather, and how it is getting them down. The weather is getting us all down! When we get “down”, then everything else seems to slip too, especially our efforts to take care of ourselves. This is a time when you have to dig down deep to stay motivated with your goals, to stay focused on what is important, in the face of all of these outside challenges. I think it is time to focus on some motivational points to help keep our focus. Here is a view of one of the lakes out in the Black Hills this past summer. It is easy to just get lost in your thoughts when out looking/walking/hiking in something this nice and peaceful. Stay tuned as I concentrate on some other views/aspects/pictures to help get us, and me, through these weather challenges right now…
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1276
by Dan | Mar 22, 2011 | Exercise, weight lifting, Winter
Efforts from the weekend of working doing sandbagging. Lots of walking, lifting, shoveling. Kids are still sore. Hopefully with all the the rain/snow that everybody will be safe, and not be flooded out. If you were here in 1997, you know what I am talking about. It is not something I want to go through again. Everybody keep their chins up…this weather has got to stop soon, right??
The only thing I want to accomplish yet out of all of this is having some other good workouts emptying all of these bags, hoping none of them are really going to be needed. Stay tuned over the next few weeks…
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1274
