Having "Me" Time

Health is a very important part of our lives and being in poor health can be detrimental to one's quality of life and affect greatly our lifestyles.  It can also affect our postures and our characters.   Imagine someone who is constantly at pain when walking or their arms and shoulders give them continued problems.  If you watch them, every now and then they'd stop walking, maybe walk crooked or suddenly rotates their shoulders in an upward movement as if some strange tick was making them move.  No matter how good looking they are, or how well dressed you are, this sudden tick of the shoulder can give the person next to you some doubts to your sanity. Shoulders used to be a big problem area for me and I realize also for my colleages.  Afterall sitting at the computer ten hours a day typing and clicking away on the computer isn't exactly what humans were designed to do.  We're supposed to be hunters and gatherers.  That's how our ancestors lived....

Believe it or not, I've been running regularly for over a year now.  Compared to my very inactive lifestyle before, it still astonishes me when I think about it.  Nevertheless, I am still not bored of running, and I don't think I will ever give up running.  There are always new challenges and something for me to focus on improving.  When I first started running, I had trouble breathing.   I found myself wondering if I should breathe through my nose or my mouth.   I gasped for air.   Now I am focusing on how to ensure that I run properly.  Just because I can run, doesn't mean I am running properly.  It is essential that I run properly to avoid unnecessarily injuring myself. I noticed that when I ran, I was always "louder" than all the other runners next to me.  I didn't think much about it.  I thought it was because I was "big" and so my weight on the treadmill was the reason for all that noise....