in face, jaw, neck and shoulders.
We swing our arms easily with our
lower arm parallel to the ground (not
clinched, not hanging at our hips).
Our hands are lightly cupped (not
fisted) and never cross over the middle
of our body. Our tails are tucked
in a bit, our feet land below our hips.
We aren’t trying to take long strides.
Our heels don’t land first. We land
instead in the middle or forefoot.
We stop running before we’re winded
and we take it back to a walk.
We are all unique in our natural
abilities. Some of us may find this
easier in the early stages than others.
10 minutes of walking with brief
jogging may be your limit today.
Feel good about being out there and
what you’ve accomplished, no matter
how far you were able to travel or
how long it took to get there. Tomorrow
you can try to cover a little
more ground or take a day off and do
something else healthy.
Congratulations, my new running
friends. Next time, we’ll go a little
further and learn a little more!
— C Ray
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