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45 Tiny Habits That Will Elevate Your Life From Good To Great When You Know It’s Time To Step It Up
It won’t be easy, but worth the journey.
It had been less than 2 minutes, and I was already out of breath, calves tightening, and I thought my chest was about to explode.
It was a beautiful Good Friday, and I was excited to start working out again. Following a workout in the gym, I would run the mile home like the graceful athlete I once was. It’s just running, right? I’ve been running all my life.
Yes, well, kind of, but those days were about 60 lbs, several hundreds of cheeseburgers, and perhaps a few beers ago.
The beautiful Friday afternoon suddenly turned into a bright, hot, and treacherous day to be running. In less than 2 minutes, I had gone from being determined to retain the athletic prowess of my youth to just hoping to make it home without having to call my wife for a ride. Grasping for air as I experienced a sensation, which I assume is similar to having an elephant stand on your chest, removes your ambition quickly.
I determined I was mildly out of shape.
I slightly overestimated my ability to start running and underestimated the length from the gym to my house, which now felt like a trek up Mount Everest.
