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This is a collection of stories and reflections from a few of our members
about their experience, what drives them to become more fit and stay there,
and reflections on related topics.
If you have a story that you would like to share, please
Get in touch with us, and we will
be happy to work with you. We find these writings add some depth and inspiration;
exercise is not only something we do, but part of what we are, and what we
are becoming, and if you have something to add, it would be good to share with
all of us.
| | As Time Goes By
On April 12, 2007 I will have turned 65 years old. The age itself brings lots of reminders, including notices for signing up for Medicare, AARP applications, invitations to retirement seminars, and, of course, the legitimate senior citizen’s discount. For me it will mark my 3
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| | This Running, Now Walking Life...
In
November 1977 Dr. Harrelson told me that I needed to get into shape and that I
should join the "Y" until the footing outside was better. I did join the Y, and looking back on it, it
changed not only my life, but also tha
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| | The view from elsewhere
My
physician friend Matti Iivanainen and the chief medical officer at the
Nurmijarvi Health Center have written an article for the annual Nurmijarvi
Rotary Community Newspaper. The art
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| | The Ultimate Runner's High
Although I started running in my early 30s, I never knew the real meaning of a runner's high until many years later. In those early years, without question, a long run alone or with friends would generate that soaring sensation of life-is-great happiness, that the sun was shining and the sky was th
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| | A Struggle for Freedom
For most of my adult life, I have
struggled with my weight. I was the typical yo-yo dieter. I would gain weight, get disgusted with
myself, go on a diet, lose weight and then stop dieting when I had achieved my
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| | A Journey Towards a Healthy Lifestyle
It's hard to say what motivates us to change our health habits. For me, it's been a combination of seeing both negatives of bad habits, and positives of good ones. Twenty years ago I quit smoking and have been grateful that the addiction of nicotine is past. The final motivation for that
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