A journey of many miles starts with a single step

My reward for hard effort over time :-)

After 13 weeks of running almost 1000 kilometres, I'm another step closer to competing in my eighth marathon in three weeks time. I celebrated this milestone today with a little reward (another pair of runners - the others a just a tad worn out as you can imagine)!
Now I'm not saying that training and running a marathon is for every Mum. I'll let you in on a secret: you don't actually need to spend hours a week working on your health and fitness: it takes just a small, regular investment of your time to start seeing some changes in the way you look and how you feel. It all boils down to consistency over time.
A growing number of research studies clearly show that you can feel happier, reduce your blood pressure, and help control your weight - by fitting in three, 10-minute bouts of exercise a day. So why is it that many of us just don't get around to starting?
I've trained women recovering from breast cancer and the one thing they long for is to have the energy and the staying power to be able to enjoy the simple activities they used to love doing - like playing with their young children, or walking and cycling. If you really want to 'live' your life, then you just have to act now and take responsibility for doing what you say you'll do.
Make a start now by writing a simple plan with achievable health goals (make them personal and close to your heart) and note how you'll 'reward' yourself when you reach them. Be kind to yourself - you don't have to do everything at once. Just taking baby steps will take you closer to doing what you want to do. And when you look back, you'll be amazed at just how far you've come.
As the saying goes: "a journey of many miles starts with a single step". And when you make a commitment to that journey each step seems a little easier.

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you don't have to do everything at once. Just taking baby steps will take you closer to doing what you want to do. And when you look back, you'll be amazing at how far you've come.