“My Healthy Lifestyle” Testimonials Michael Joyner |
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| Last year as a Christmas present my son asked me to participate in a Spartan race with him. The race is a 3 to 5 mile race containing a dozen or more obstacles to further challenge the runner. The race is designed to test core, upper and lower body strength, conditioning and mental toughness. Obstacles include a variety of challenges including 25 foot rope climbs to Atlas ball carries and wall climbs. To prepare for the race my son helped me by taking short walk/runs on the canal trail. Over a three month period the training progressed from a one mile run to six miles with the addition of weight carries, sprints, hill climbs and other conditioning exercises to enhance cardiovascular and strength conditioning. We also utilized a blog provided by the race developers to help us with daily workouts, learn about fitness, exercise and nutrition and other tips to get ourselves race ready. Thanks to my son’s encouragement and training help we placed in the top 15% of almost 7,000 runners and I finished 9th among 132 runners in the 50 and over age group. I discovered exercise is not only challenging it can be fun and rewarding when you combine it with family and friends. No matter what level of fitness you are at in your life it’s never too late to get out and get fit. |
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If you would like to share your personal healthy lifestyles story, please contact Carrie L. Davis RN, BSN, CDE at 252-535-8276 or [email protected]. |
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