I Want To Run!!

I want to run daily and this thought has been haunting me for the past few days. After reading various running blogs I am convinced that with running I can build up a healthier and well-toned body.

I started putting on weight after giving birth to my son and it has crept in so very slowly that I did not realise it earlier. These days when I wear some of my clothes, I can see the bulges here and there. Even with a gym membership during all my adult life, I visited the gym only on and off. Lifting weights bore me and working out in an exercise class interests me only if all the participants are at similar endurance levels. Because I am a beginner some steps are quite difficult for me to attempt; I have also noticed that some moves are very dance orientated and having two left feet puts me in a very embarrassing position. Surely people of different levels cannot attend the same class!

Running, on the other hand is a release from all these so-called hang-ups that I have. I can run at my own pace, not be bothered about whose is standing next to me or whether I am doing the right thing. If I don’t want to run outdoors, I always have the treadmill at the gym. I guess with running I am more in control of what I want to do and when I want to do it, I do not have to schedule any classes in advance and I can easily fit running around my work hours. If I ever get lazy to take the bus to the gym, I can just hop to the race track right next to my home.

So while I am all motivated and sure that I want to run, I have to make time for it. Currently with mom, dad and my son at home on their vacation it is getting extremely difficult for dear husband and me to get away from home to do anything on our own. My family is here because they love me and I have not visited them in the last six months. It really breaks my heart to steal away from them the little time that they have with me. Therefore in order to keep everyone happy, for some time I will only be running at the race track near my home and to top it all I will invite my parents and son to go for a calming walk at the park next to track, while I am running.

For the moment, I am keeping my fingers crossed and hope my parents will agree to this as I am planning to put forward this idea when I get back home from work this evening. Otherwise the only option that I am left with is to go for a run early in the morning!!