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Are you itching for some weight loss. Lots of people this time of year hit a wall of reality about their resolution to lose weight and start to badslide. TRAGIC. Because after 30 days, your new habits are starting to be just that — HABITUAL.

So if you are starting to feel a bit frustrated with your results so far, remember that you did not gain weight in a few weeks so it is going to be a longer ride. And you are making progress. I have one client, John, who is a shell of his formal self. So much so that he was on the cover of the local Douglas County newspaper. He looks amazing and is great at realizing that this is a lifelong commitment.

If you are not feeling committed yet, then try kicking it up a notch for the next 2 weeks. The best and easiest way to kick up your workout is to increase your cardio. It will make you feel powerful and stronger so add 15 minutes to your daily workout, or add a weekend run (feel free to join me and my running crew at Sweetwater at 8am on Saturday morning), add a walk with your spouse after dinner, try going for a bike ride on all the great trails we have around here, call up a friend for tennis or sign up for a league — see what I mean — try something new or something fun and watch your resolve come back.

Running is something I enjoy greatly and I have started training for the ING Marathon.

There is a lot of strength training that you can do to help your running. A posture and movement assessment is essential for anyone to determine WHAT muscles to work. I mean you can’t just decide that you are going to work this muscle or that — you need to have a trainer see how you move in order to do that. For example, you could have tight hamstrings (like I do) or you could have weak ankles or flat feet — see why you need an assessment.

Any board certified trainer will start your training program with an assessment.

And as a runner, you should not think that you are above needing strength training. It will make you faster and it will help protect you from injury.