WEBVTT - Second Cup: Switch up your exercise routine

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to switch up your exercise routine. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>you love your usual forms of exercise, doing something a

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<v Speaker 1>little different from time to time can keep life interesting

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<v Speaker 1>and keep your body challenged too. So I love to run,

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<v Speaker 1>and for three years I ran every single day yep,

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<v Speaker 1>that is eleven hundred days in a row, and I

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoyed keeping up that streak. But these days I

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<v Speaker 1>am running three to four days per week and am

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<v Speaker 1>trying to do other things on the other days. I

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<v Speaker 1>work out with my trainer one day a week. I

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<v Speaker 1>generally bike on a local trail one day, and I

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<v Speaker 1>hike with a friend and done a different day. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really not saying that one approach is better or worse.

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<v Speaker 1>Streaks can be really cool, but I have enjoyed the

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<v Speaker 1>mental break of doing something different as well. We can

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<v Speaker 1>get stuck in exercise routines. Like anything else, there are

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<v Speaker 1>lots of different ways to move one's body. I know

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<v Speaker 1>I use different muscles when I do strength training with

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<v Speaker 1>my trainer than when I run or walk. Biking likewise

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<v Speaker 1>feels different, and I get a kick out of going

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<v Speaker 1>a much longer distance than I would on foot. If

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<v Speaker 1>you live somewhere without the weather changes, there might be

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<v Speaker 1>other reasons to reconsider your exercise routine. Maybe you normally

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<v Speaker 1>run outside and spring and fall, but it is too

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<v Speaker 1>cold and snowy in winter to make that feasible. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are not a big treadmill fan, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>good time to take a spinning class or join a

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<v Speaker 1>basketball team. If you have access to an outdoor pool,

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<v Speaker 1>then summer or might be time to start swimming laps,

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<v Speaker 1>a prospect that becomes rapidly less enticing after Labor Day.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the argument that people risk injury by doing

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing is probably oversold. But even people who

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<v Speaker 1>do like to do the same kind of exercise each day,

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<v Speaker 1>like running, often enjoy changing things up within those parameters.

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<v Speaker 1>One day is devoted to speed intervals. One day is

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<v Speaker 1>a trail run somewhere pretty. One day is a run

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<v Speaker 1>through the neighborhood with a friend. Even if it is

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<v Speaker 1>all running, it feels different from running the exact same

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<v Speaker 1>three miles every single day. As my life gets busy

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<v Speaker 1>or I do find it is helpful to plan out

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<v Speaker 1>my exercising. When I plan my weeks on Fridays, I

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<v Speaker 1>think about what sort of exercise I will do each

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<v Speaker 1>day during the following week. I look at the weather,

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<v Speaker 1>because a bike ride in the rain won't be much fun,

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<v Speaker 1>nor will a run and be pleasant when it is

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<v Speaker 1>ninety degrees out. Going to the gym takes a different

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<v Speaker 1>amount of time than running on a home treadmill. Thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about workouts ahead of time gives you a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>make them more interesting. If you are going to walk

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<v Speaker 1>on your lunch break on Tuesday, why not invite a

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<v Speaker 1>colleague to join you. Why not plot out a route

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<v Speaker 1>that goes by that sculpture garden that's three quarters of

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<v Speaker 1>a mile away. If you see that Tuesday is pretty

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<v Speaker 1>open after work, you might decide to try that exercise

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<v Speaker 1>class at the gym that you have been eyeing. If

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday is rainy, you might plan a long run or

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<v Speaker 1>bike ride for Sunday instead and stick to indoor pursuits

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday. In any case, by putting some thought into

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<v Speaker 1>your workouts and by choosing things that feel more interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>you can make exercise a source of adventure in your

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<v Speaker 1>life rather than something you do totally out of duty.

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<v Speaker 1>The best kind of exercise is whatever you can keep doing,

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<v Speaker 1>but for many of us that can change day to day.

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<v Speaker 1>It can be worth it to switch things up in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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