The Runners High

No tips this week, just sharing my thoughts and my recent exercise habits. Lately, I've been getting off my running routine because I usually do Insanity or play soccer for my cardio. Don't get me wrong 10 times out of 10 I will play soccer to get my cardio, because it is extremely good for you, and I really have a strong passion for the game. It's been  a part of my life since I was 6 years old and it will continue to be for a very long time to come. However, back to my point. I decided I would just go for a longer run and bring down the pace instead of pushing extremely hard doing intervals or 2.5 miles in 15 minutes. I found that i really do enjoy to run. I set out at 8.3 mph and continued to run for 40 minutes without even really realizing. In the HUB they have TV's built-in so the Colbert Report was on which is one of my favorite shows and Jeopardy afterwards so it kept me distracted. I had run 5 miles in that time and really for the first time got into what they call the "runners high" where this feeling of warmth and almost autopilot came over me. Since really feeling that on my first run I've been running 5 days a week racking up 25 miles this week alone.

My advice is to try it! Running usually can get really boring especially on a treadmill, but watching TV or listening to some of your favorite songs can really be peaceful and put you into the runners high that really is addictive. Oh yea, did I mention your losing weight and getting in shape at the same time??