What would you walk a mile for? I grew up in
a time when cigarette commercials were acceptable and common on television, long
before the Surgeon General required “harmful to your health” warnings on
tobacco products. The Marlboro Man was handsome and rode a horse, but more
impressive to me was the ad for Camel cigarettes. “I’d walk a mile for a Camel,” claimed the tired
cowboy as he leaned back in a chair, smoked his Camel, and rested his dusty
boot clad feet on a fence pole. In my
young mind, a mile must have been a very long way to have worn a hole in the
sole of those boots!
In
retrospect, it would have been a good idea for that cowboy to walk a mile for
every Camel cigarette he smoked. We now
know how detrimental to one’s health smoking truly is. We also know how beneficial it is to log a
few miles on foot. Unfortunately, some
of us are still convinced that a mile is a very long way and we might wear out
our shoes, knees, lungs, hearts, or other body parts if we run or walk too many
miles. While it is true about the
shoes (See this post) most of those other things will benefit from the
activity, especially our hearts!
I would walk
a mile for these:
·
My heart
·
Better blood pressure readings
·
Lower risk of Type II Diabetes and Stroke
·
Endurance
·
My husband, children, and grandchildren
Question: What would
you walk a mile for?
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Running Granny Green encourages women, especially grandmothers, to gain greater fitness by providing tips and inspiration to insure long years of joyful grand-parenting. The cookie recipes are a bonus!
Running Granny Green encourages women, especially grandmothers, to gain greater fitness by providing tips and inspiration to insure long years of joyful grand-parenting. The cookie recipes are a bonus!
Happy Running!
Carol - aka Running Granny Green
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