Don’t Be “One Of Those People”

May 15th, 2007

Now that the beautiful weather is around I’m starting to see more and more people at the high school local track where I run my bleachers.

When I’m coming back down the bleachers, I like to look out at the track and see what people are up to – hoping to find someone doing some high intensity training like I am (which is a very rare occurrence).

Mostly it consists of the same thing over and over. About 1/5 jog, 2/5 walk normally and maybe a little faster than usual, and about 1/5 actually power walk like a walker should be doing.

What bugs me the most is the other 1/5 that make up the average person on the track. These are the people who actually talk on their cell-phone while they are walking!

Yes it’s great that they’re at least trying to get some exercise in and not sitting on the couch all night, but come on!

I should add that these are usually the people who also walk at a snails pace. I could literally walk faster than some of the people on the track if I was hopping on 1 foot carrying a 100 pound backpack!

When you exercise, you should think of it as a great way to enhance your mind/body connection. Exercising outside helps you gain this connection even faster.

There should be no cell-phones, no beepers, no i-pods. Just you. When you bring those other accessories along with you, it severely distracts you from the goal you’re trying to reach. You can’t think about shedding the fat off your body or building muscle when you have music blaring in your ears, or worse yet, a friend on the line.

Most people listen to music to get “pumped up” but in reality studies have proven that being relaxed helps you run faster, have more endurance, and lift heavier weights.

Having an i-pod might be worthwhile in the beginning so you can take your mind off the pain in your lungs and legs, but I’d suggest that as you build your mind/body connection, you start phasing the music out and make the positive images and thoughts in your head your new “music”.

Each time you hear and feel the air screaming down into your lungs, think of the fact that all that oxygen is burning fat from your body and making you leaner with every single breath you take. How is that for a great motivator to keep going?

If you are someone who does anything I’ve just mentioned (I’m guessing most people listen to music), I beg you to leave everything in your car the next time you go to workout. Then you can come back here and tell me how much greater and fulfilling your workout became as a result of focusing on your goal instead of distracting your mind.

Your perfect life awaits,

Jeremy

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