If you’re looking for some inspiration to work out, get outside, or be more active, check out my friend Jessica’s blog See Jess Run. She keeps a journal of her workouts, meals, etc. Reading her articles keep me from becoming lazy. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to run and train beside Jessica. She’s always been an inspiration. Keep up the good work “Ms. SCAC!”
Here’s an example of a post she puts up:
You know, if it’s going to be 94% humidity, it might as well go for the gold and be 100%. It’s not like my sweat is evaporating anyway. I could not believe how sweaty I was after I stopped.
Weather aside, I actually had a very good run this morning on National Running Day. There were quite a few people out this morning and I wonder if they were celebrating too. I had a tragically slow first mile because I didn’t powerwalk to warm-up beforehand and I didn’t have any fast mile splits, but overall I felt good. Also, I made it a “long run” day. 8 miles this week, maybe 9 next week or two weeks from now. As long as I continue to feel good, I will add a mile every 1-2 weeks.
Lately I’ve been working out twice a day. Granted, sometimes the second “workout” is walking two miles on the treadmill while reading a magazine, so that probably doesn’t count. Still, it’s not like I’m trying to exercise twice a day, it’s just happening because so many of my clients are out on vacation, etc. I have big gaps at work that need to be filled. I think tonight I will do Pilates. On one hand, I love that being “bored at work” means I get more exercise. On the other hand, I don’t get paid unless I’m training clients.
For more, check out her blog here.
Michael B. Maine 
It felt so good to hit the streets and run again. There’s something about lacing up the running shoes, stepping outside, and putting feet to pavement that helps me see the beauty in everything around me. There was no particular path I planned to take, no specific distance I needed to cover (well, I wanted to hit at least three miles), no time goals… Just run I told myself. Just run…This is what I saw at mile 3.