6. Start When You're Ready
There is no clause stating you must start when everyone else does on January 2. Make your plan, put it on your calendar and start when you're ready.
7. Be Open
Listen to what speaks to you along the way. You may find that new Zumba class you're taking keeps your body from aching and adds a fresh spin on the old plan.
Create your own recipe along the way and move outside the lines. You'll avoid burnout and have more fun (and want to do it again and again).
8. Find Your Flow
As much as we like to believe our bodies are linear-progressing super heroes, the truth is we're like the seasons. We ebb and flow through peaks and valleys of energy.
Move with the rhythm of your personal flow and you'll make the most of every workout. That means running by feel rather than a pace.
Some days you'll be faster, some days you'll be slower. It's not about a pace—it's about moving at the right effort on that day.
9. Connect
People that move together evolve together. They go longer, run stronger and have a lot of fun along the way. Join a buddy or group—you'll learn a lot, have a built accountability resource and a set of healthy role modeling friends.
10. Celebrate
Be mindful along the way. The true gifts of making serious change in your life are the quiet moments when you realize you feel better, move more easily and you're running in tune with the rhythm of your life.
Happy New Year!
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