Listen to what your body has to say

So, let's say for a second that you are sold on wanting to add more movement into your life, to start eating clean, and to communicate better with others. What are your road blocks? Besides yourself, your biggest road block will be people that you are close to who don't want to change. Remember, you have to be the one to stand up for how you want to live. You cannot live in someone else's shadow or let someone else dictate what you do with your life.  Just remember: if you are confident in your change to better yourself, it will be infectious. So, my challenge to you is to open up to someone about a recent health change. For example: you decided to start parking as far away as possible when you go shopping. So, when you are riding in someone else's car share this new change with them and see if they are willing to try it.

Our bodies are meant to move. Unfortunately, we are conditioned to think that comfort triumphs movement. By this I mean, people think it's better for your body to be comfortable than for it to be moving. So, we try everything to avoid moving. This, in turn, makes what we do to our bodies a sort of slow death. But, let's look at a different culture for a moment. The Tarahumara in Mexico, as described by Christopher McDougall in the book Born to Run, are a people who progress physically as they age rather than declining physically. In fact, their elderly members are actually faster runners than their young adults. But, why? Because they never stop moving or running. So, let's try to avoid being more comfortable and start moving more. My challenge for you this week is to try and move more than you ever have before. Try to park as far away from the grocery store as you can. Try to not use a car when you could walk or run to your destination.  See if the experience doesn't