Running With Perseverance

So much has been written about motivation, and for good reason. It takes consistency and discipline to reach our health and fitness goals, and motivation is what drives us to make those choices that keep us on a path to success. Some are motivated to lose weight. Some are motivated to avoid chronic health issues that run in their family. Some are motivated to be a good role model for their children. But today I’m focusing on a different kind of motivation–a more practical, less lofty kind of motivation.

My primary motivation for getting up a dark o’clock to exercise is because I know it will make me feel better. I know that I will feel sluggish mentally and physically if I snooze through my workout time–no matter how much Starbucks I get later. But sometimes that knowledge is not enough. 

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