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Can you feel the change in the air?

I do.

More and more, I hear people on Facebook, Twitter, and in the hallways, all saying the same thing to themselves.

“I need to regain my health.”

Diet, Exercise & Rest

Every day is the same. We all have a ton of things to do. A ton of things on our minds. People clamoring for our attention. Deadlines. Bills. Chores. Routines. Obligations. Hope. Dreams. Worries.

Getting healthy and staying healthy are probably two of the most desirable on the entire wish list.

Do you want it or not?

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Ever stumble across a story that seems so unlikely, but so refreshing that you just have to share it with other like minded folks?

If you’re a runner, and many readers at Lane 8 are runners, physically active, or are striving to be, then you’ll probably enjoy reading how GoDaddy’s celebrity spokeswoman, and race car driver, Danica Patrick makes running a top priority.

Can you even begin to imagine the benefits you’ll reap if you get started and never quit?

You've Got A Mountain To Climb. Will You?

Assuming you are not in good physical condition, simply because most aren’t, try answering this:

When are you going to commit to getting and staying physically fit?

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Be kind to everyone you meet, for everyone single one of us is carrying a heavy load.

There was no exercise yesterday.  Too many other things took priority.

Not only is diet and exercise challenging, but so is not letting too many tough days happen in a row. Don’t do it.

Hopefully, You'll Never Need A Lifeboat

Lane 8 focuses on our physical health and well being. Much of the content here is my own personal struggle, and triumph, over mediocrity and boredom. Therefore, running is what does it for me.

Today is not about running or high cholesterol.

It’s about cancer. And how to think and act “after cancer”.  This New York Times article shares very brief, but poignant summaries from cancer survivors.

It will inspire you to live, even if cancer hasn’t devastated your life.

Staying Healthy Isn't A Spectator Sport

“Just look at Jeff, he’s athletic”, my friend said to the others, just two days ago.

And they believed him. You could just tell they did.

I almost blurted out something in anger.

Why?

Because 50-years olds aren’t athletic.

But when middle-aged people, men or women, exercise regularly, and with more than a casual approach to exercise and health, well guess what?

They look athletic. Eventually.  Say, after a decade.

But no one wants to wait that long, so they either:

1. Never start
2. Quit too soon

Remember, the long way is the short cut.

Healthy Boomer Blogs are all over the Internet.  This one, Be A Healthy Boomer, picked up the Lane 8 You Tube video I shot and posted yesterday.

Just wanted to capture the moment, the small insignificant milestone.

Do great work today.  Two other posts today at Lane 8, below.

Lane 8 In Finland 2009

Last night I experimented with a WordPress front page “sticky post”. This allows bloggers to indefinitely keep a certain blog post as the very first post. Like a sticky note.

If it works, regular Lane 8 readers will see the same “Welcome to Lane 8″ post indefinitely. This is really for first time readers to give them a quick look at what Lane 8 is about.  All you’ll have to do is simply scroll past it each time you visit, to get the daily Lane 8 post.

Do you experiment?  At work?  At home?  With your diet? With your exercise routine? With your rest? With your motivation?

We all know that experimentation and creativity are the keys to innovation. What grade do you give yourself for practicing what you preach?

Anyone on the honor roll this semester?

You Can Do It

There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 80-million blogs on the Internet, and growing daily.

There are 221-million results if you Google “Health Blogs”.

What are all these health-blog people trying to say? Please let me summarize for you:

1. Dream Big
2. Get There
3. Stay There

If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.

PS. Do your excuses make you stop or make you sick? Mine made me sick. Sick to think that I’m the only one responsible for my actions and I wasn’t doing anything about it, except making excuses.

Excuses be damned.