Physical Health
Several years ago I started running … or rather raulking. That’s Cory talk for run-walk. Run some. Walk more. Run some. Walk walk walk. Earlier this week I talked to my coach about setting a minimum daily exercise goal — 5 minutes. I started out with my running shoes on today. Had dates with both…
It’s been way too long since I’ve done an update here about my physical health journey and so I took some time to catch you up. Here goes: Raulks (Run/Walks) “Rualks” is my new word for run/walks that I do. I always say, “I went for a run” and people mistake it for me running…
Running isn’t running. It’s wrestling demons. I’ve done around 15 interval runs now for about 30 minutes each time and when I’m out on a run … there’s always a battle ragging inside me. It’s always a test, a challenge to conquer things inside me. And most of all, to learn and grow through tough…
Every time I write or post about my physical health journey, I always get amazing stories of encouragement and inspiration. It keeps me writing these posts. So here are a couple of new updates: 8th run and a swim in Phoenix I mentioned in my last update that I was coming up on a big…
Here is my latest learning on the journey to complete health. You can read past posts here. Exercise: Running Finished my 7th run on Monday morning for my Couch to 5K app routine. And looking forward to my 8th. I’m REALLY loving it and look forward to them throughout the week. When Peter said he…
It’s been a good week on the physical health journey already and it’s only Tuesday, so I thought I’d share a couple of updates. 1. Went for my physical this morning and got some initial great news. Blood pressure is lower but probably have a tad more to go. I’ve lost some weight (but let’s…
So I got a new Fitbit today. The Charge 2. (Thanks Lisa, Brad, etc for the recommendation.) It’s the first step to layering in more movement in my life. Specifically step count — what I think is the easiest thing for me to do as a baseline. (Layering these habits is key for me. I’m…
(If you haven’t read this post about my journey to physical health, it’s a great primer to this post, especially if you want to offer feedback.) Step One was starting the journey and I have done so with Nutrition. I’ve got Weight Watchers going and starting to eat more mindfully and learning what foods I…
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’ve spent the last 7 years really working on and focusing on my mental and emotional health. I won’t say I’ve magically arrived (and hope I never think that), but I’ve learned a lot and integrated so many positive habits and strategies and ways…
