In order to make today moderately productive, I went for a 3 mile+ run throughout local conservation lands. Before you navigate from this page, this run was abnormally through incessant rain in 50 degree weather. Some of you may claim this excessive and brainless but there was a natural high that resides above the normal “runner’s high.” I can only hypothesize that the accumulation of surrounding factors that I experienced running amplified my connection to nature and increased the purity of the activity. Beads of cool rainwater accumulated on my eyebrow prior to joining the resounding precipitation falling to the saturated ground. One squishy footstep followed another as I quickened my pace dodging the large obtuse puddles. Upon completion of my cleansing run, steam swirled away from my cooling body. An enjoyable run considering the climate.
I’m not claiming the best way to break the lethargy of daily fitness is to run in poor or unhealthy conditions, but it may open your eyes to a pure experience of exerting yourself within nature. I would rather get kicked in the cojones then run on a treadmill. I believe that any physical activity performed outdoors is far more enjoyable than straining yourself within the confinements of a gym. If given the opportunity, I urge you to expose yourself to the endless alternatives of healthy activities that reside outdoors. Take the breath of fresh air!
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