The Biggest Loser

As I am typing this, I am watching THE BIGGEST LOSER!  It is soo motivating!  To see these individuals work so hard to CHANGE bad habits, to build self-confidence, and to achieve things they never thought they could.  It seems every shows starts out with a RUNNING challenge on the first day.  And, usually not one contestant can run a mile without collapsing (sound familiar?).  But within weeks, they are able to run a 5K!  When they are able to do that in just a few weeks of hard work, the realization that THEY CAN DO HARD THINGS seems to become a reality!  (And, yes, I cry each time I see them run their first race!!!---HAHA!)

But things will eventually begin to plateau!  The progress slows, but is still there!  But it gets harder to keep pushing when the results are NOT IMMEDIATE!  It becomes a challenge---mentally and physically!!  Just like these weigh ins on THE BIGGEST LOSERS, running/training can be a challenge, too.

But keep after it.  Even if you missed a few workouts due to work, travel, sickness, etc....  Don't give up on yourself!  You have already done the hardest thing....which is to start training!  The second hardest thing is to continue training!

This week, we have had smaller group.... which is to be expected from time to time due to life!  But, I challenge you to keep running or moving even if it's the smaller things.  If you can, run or workout on your own!  Any movement is better than no movement! 

THURSDAY'S WORKOUT:
Half mile warm up and stretch, followed up with a 35minute run/walk workout!  Finish up with 5mins of stretching!

WEEKEND CHALLENGE:
Walk 5minutes, run 20mins straight, walk 5mins, run 10mins, walk 5 mins....  Don't forget to stretch!!! :-).