Team building, science, and new bras twice a year

​I just heard the best story. Imagine a team building exercise where you need to get yourself out of a maze blindfolded. So you start by walking the edges, feeling the sides and working your way through. The only rules are keep on the blindfold and raise your hand if you need help. How long would you work to find your way out before asking for a facilitator to help? I imagine myself in this exercise ready to flail around for days. I have endurance, a never quit attitude and have done harder things than this. The trick though, there is no way out. The only way out of this maze is to raise your hand and ask for help. 

Reflecting on my 'I would work on getting out for days' attitude, why would a team building exercise exist that is every person for themselves? I could kick myself for not seeing that right away. And once I realized that, I can see that this is just a metaphor for life. The recipe for a good life is seeing it as a team building exercise rather than what can I do by myself, for myself.  Are we all in the maze right now? Guess we have to raise our hands and find out. 

Go vote. Give a hug. Then go for a run! 

WEEKLY STRENGTH INVITE
I have been seeing articles with titles like, Ditch the Gym for These 3 Exercises and One Exercise, No Gym Needed. Please do not ditch the gym or do one exercise for your whole life. Lift heavy and do it regularly. But if the gym isn't your jam and you have weights at home, join me every Wednesday night, live at 5pm Pacific for a 30-minute strength session. Always free to join. Info here. 

SPORTS BRA LONGEVITY
How often should you replace your sports bra? This article tells you it depends, but also, "If you wear and wash your sports bras every week, you should aim to get new ones twice a year", says person who works for a company that sells sports bras!!! I wear mine for YEARS, yikes! This sounds like a good gift idea for your runner friends and family this holiday season. 

SCIENCE
Science Friday had an episode they called, "How Does Long-Distance Running Affect Your Body?" The best part was a short sweet conclusive, "There is no higher incidence of arthritis in runners than there is in the general population. So actually runners who do recreational running have a lower incidence of knee arthritis."