Getting Maximum Benefit from That Treadmill

In the spirit of good health, I’m sure all readers have been on a treadmill. You know, the machine where all you do is walk or run, incline, speed up the pace or slow it down. The best part of using this machine is being able to see how far you’ve gone, how many calories you’ve burned and, best of all, the “cool down” alert indicating that your time is almost up.

One thing I’ve noticed about a treadmill is that you get a great workout, but you are stuck in one place, on automatic, just running until your time is up. How many times have you happened onto someone after several years and you ask them how they are doing and they say “Same old same old.” Really? How depressing! Life should be full of challenges, adventures and individuality.

What happens when we find ourselves running through life on automatic — not pushing our limits, but just running, until it’s time to retire or die? Well, we just keep on going aimlessly, leaving our true selves camouflaged by our J.O.B. (just over broke) occupation, running fast enough to keep from falling off the treadmill, but scarcely working up a good sweat.

Come on, let’s get off the treadmill and move into something new… Read the full story