About me and why I'm doing this blog

Tuesday, May 15th 2012

I decided to start a blog today on working out. I'm not sure why, I just felt like sharing my accomplishments and hopefully motivate some people into starting a workout program.

A little bit about me. I'm 43 years old and have been pretty active my whole life. I went through a period though where I was about 40 pounds overweight. Currently, I'm 6'0 and about 185 pounds. At that time, I was around 225 and not very happy with myself. I have always jogged for exercise but I decided back then that I would start running 5K races just to remain active. I started running about 3 days a week and doing 5K runs monthly. The next year, I decided to do a 10K. It snowballed from there. 15 years later, I have done 2 marathons and 5 halfs, along with around 10 5K's a year. I guess my point being, it doesn't matter how small you start, you just have to start. You don't have to run marathons or even 5K's, just get out there and walk if you have too. I feel so great after exercising. It's amazing what a little exercise will do for the mind and body. 

My goal for this blog is to motivate people to exercise and live healthier. I will be reveiwing exercise programs, giving instruction on exercise, linking articles about workouts and healthy eating, etc. I look around at the world today and see all the unhealthy habits that 90% of people have and it upsets me. When someone that is 20 years old is struggling to walk, there is a problem. I'm going to try and help with motivation. Come back later and check out more of my blog. Thanks for reading

Mark