Quote:

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."

- Lance Armstrong

Monday, January 25, 2010

Motivating Factor

As I woke up to my alarm this morning for my run, I was bogged down and didn't want to go. I had gotten to bed late, and did not sleep well, so why run? Well, I got out and still ran and by the end felt great. What is the motivating factor that gets you to go out vs. climb back in bed? What drives us to do that? I am very glad I was able to go run this morning (even with all the deer in the path today) and I am glad I decided to go out vs. stay in bed.

I for one fully believe you have to paths to exercise, there really isn't black and white. Either you are going to do it or not; you are going to put forth your effort or you don't. Why do so many people hit the snooze and go back to sleep? I don't know. If I had an answer, I would help those people see that getting up pays off so many dividends in the end that you will greatly regret going back to sleep.

As the title of my blog states: just get up, get out, and run! If you don't want to run, walk, if you don't want to walk, do something...if you don't you may pay greatly for it later in life as your healthy weakens.

1 comment:

  1. I stay in bed to sleep and rarely regret it. I am up during the night however and up MUCH MUCH later than you on a nightly basis.

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