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Running to 50
I haven’t run anywhere for about 25 years. Running is my least favourite exercise and I usually avoid it like the plague. But a funny thing happened the other night when I was lying face down on the massage table. The beautiful lady, Blis who was doing a spiritual clearing massage on me laughed at my wobbly bits and said “Charyn you have such a fat ass! I just want to lay down on it and fall asleep!” Now no-one really wants to be told they have a fat ass but it’s not as though I wasn’t aware of it – I merely had been accepting of my slowly expanding womanly shape as I got older and unfortunately less active. Hell If I can’t love my body at this stage in my life, then who else can! The truth is though I’m not happy with my wobbly bits and it’s about time I did something about them.
After the massage when I was debriefing with Blis, she asked me what was my resistance to exercise and I thought about it and replied – it gives me a headache. Well she gave me this piercing look and said “so does sex but does that stop one partaking in it?” She has an interesting point of view. “Charyn you need to engage in some sweaty exercise like running to get yourself in shape. Forget about running to lose weight or change shape – think about it as getting your body ready for the next man in your life. You want it to be strong and firm not loose and wobbly.” Well that vision of Blis falling asleep on my big fat ass has finally motivated me to get moving this morning. I jumped out of bed at 6 am pulled on my sexy running gear (Blis told me I need to be looking great while I exercise) turned on my ipod, cranked up my favourite Pink album and set off for the nearby football pitch as the sun was coming up.
To get prepared I googled “Beginners running tips” the night before and found a beginners plan to gently ease me into a running program so I don’t injure myself or give up. The golden rule on how to start running is to be patient. Let your body adjust to the running gradually and don't be tempted to rush it. That is great advice but in the past when I have decided to get fit and start an exercise regime I have always been so fired up and gung ho about it I end up with so many aches and pains. I hate pain, so pretty soon it’s always been a very good excuse to stop doing it.
This time it’s going to be different. I am going to start on the recommended walk/run program… The website had a one week plan to walk/run, starting with 1 minute walk followed by 1 minute run with 7 reps until you have done 14 minutes. 14 minutes – I can do that! It doesn’t seem so daunting when you break it up like that. Then each week you gradually increase the time you can run – forget about how far you are running or how fast – just concentrate on increasing the time you can run. Seems very achievable to me!
Not only do I have a sensible plan but I have that motivation of getting my body in top condition for the next man in my life! I remember when I was 13 (only just!). Up until then I had always bitten my fingernails. I had tried all sorts of remedies including painting foul tasting liquid on my nails to deter me from taking a nibble. Nothing worked until one day I had this thought that boys weren’t going to like me unless I had beautiful long nails. I stopped biting them overnight and have had beautiful long nails ever since. It is amazing how our minds work – we just need to have the right mindset and the motivating factor that will really make a difference.
This time I definitely have the motivation that is going to make a difference – the vision of my super taut body wrapped around a man! I’ll keep you posted on my running journey.
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Hilarious!!