Maybe as a long time runner, you’ve often craved to see your friends and family find some fun in it. Maybe you’re not a runner yet, either way if someone wants to start exercising, your support is the best possible gift! So let’s talk about how to do it without pushing too hard.
It’s just another girls night in with The Bachelorette on TV, a plate of crackers and cheese and giggles, plenty of giggles. Letting of steam from weeks of too much adulting, when suddenly she throws you a curve ball.
“I want to start running.”
In that moment, you aren’t sure whether to laugh or jump on the couch a la Tom Cruise! Years of talking about your own run love may have finally permeated her “not unless I”m being chased” determination.
But put the brakes on, before you leap in with the 822 ideas you have, the best local races coming up soon and how she’ll need to forget using that snooze button, let’s talk. Starting a new exercise routine can feel overwhelming, so let’s make it an easier process.
How to Start Exercising and Stick To It
With over 12 years coaching thousands of runners, I’ve found some things that are consistent among those just starting or returning to running after a long break.
Routine. Support. Mindset. Fun.
#1 Cultivate the Right Mindset
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