I have shared with you my struggle with moving. It has gotten better and better. I started out jogging one block and I was so very proud of myself. Then, I jogged two blocks. Now, I jog most of my workout! It’s like I can’t help myself. I’m walking, walking, walking and I hear myself say to myself, COME ON, LET’S GO! And I do.
Today, I was jogging and wondered if I could actually run. Noticing a tree in the distance, I challenged myself to run full-out as fast as I could until I reached the tree. Damn, that felt good! So free!
I realize how much I am in my head when I am doing things that are supposed to be mindless and natural. When I’m running, I am watching myself to be sure I don’t hurt myself. Hurt myself? Yea, I’m used to carrying an extra 75-100 pounds and trying to walk/jog. I was afraid I would break my knees in half and collapse on the ground back then, so I just walked. Now, I realize I am thinking about each thing. How is my foot landing (I heard about Chi Running), How is my breathing (am I even getting my heart-rate up?) Are my arms getting a workout (I’m trying to not look like Phoebe in that episode of Friends.) I also noticed that I am not thinking about what I look like running as I did in the past. Now, who the @#$%Q cares. Just run!
What does BTS have to do with my workout? Glad you asked. If you don’t know who BTS is, look them up. I thank my young daughter for introducing me to the group and I now consider myself a true OT7 - Army 100%. BTS is a Korean band that I started listening to in order to appease my daughter. Now, when she gets in the car, they are already playing!
Some BTS songs are slow and great for a warm-up or cool-down. Today, I was walking and listening to The Best is Yet to Come. Bouncing on my toes and singing along, I wondered if I would get two warm-up songs or just the one. At that moment, I heard my favorite song! Even though it’s nearly impossible to have one favorite, but, you get it. RUN BTS starts out with some riff on the electric guitar and the first words you hear gets me going every time. They say RUN, RUN, RUN. And I do. I can’t walk to that song. After that was Mic Drop and Fire! Man oh man! That was a good work-out.
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