This past Saturday we participated in a 5K! The Cherished Kids 5K is special to my heart as it is an organization at our church that raises funds to help the foster children in our area and also to help with adoption of children.
I had decided to participate in this since I like doing 5K's. Well then a group of us decided to participate together. That group was an awesome group to participate with. They are all members of our life group from church and have become our family away from family! We had a wonderful time and I am so proud of each of us that participated in this event! We had 3 of our teenagers to participate and they did an awesome job and we had several of us adults that participated!!!
I encourage you to find an activity that you like. Of course you could be like me when I first started and didn't really enjoy much of anything!! LOL!! I enjoyed being the youngest person in a water aerobics class! But then 5 years ago I did my first Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning! That first one was rough because I was severely overweight and it through my body into a sick mess when I was done! But after that, my body does quite well with 5K's. I even jog some now on the Turkey Trot. I have even signed up with a friend of mine to do my first 1/2 marathon this November. We will be walking most of it, but we ARE going to do it!!!
You don't need a gym membership to get healthy! Find walking trails near your home or find a park that may have a walking path and just start walking! Find a fun DVD and do that at home. Find a Zumba class in your neighborhood and try that! Step in place during commercials! That alone would take care of 15 minutes a day!! Park in the farthest parking spot at the store! It would save time because you are not riding all through the parking lot looking for a close parking space. It would also save gas because you are not riding through the parking lot! It will get you some extra steps in! And it's easy to find your car because hardly anyone parks out that far!
Find a way to get in some activity!! Take care of you and...
Keep on keeping on!!!
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