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I recently came upon an interesting piece of information that I thought I should pass along.  It pertains to running.  A friend of mine who recently got into running has suffered an injury.  She broke her foot because she was running over six miles a day on the treadmill.  When she got the news that her foot was broken, she talked to her doctor about what may have gone wrong.

For starters, if you are considering running greater distances than you normally do, you need to make sure you are wearing the proper shoes.  They really do make all the difference.  If you are not wearing a proper running shoe, you are going to be more prone to injury.  To see what kind of shoe will best suit you, visit  http://www.mamashealth.com/run/runshoe.asp.

Another important tidbit I though was interesting is that her doctor also advised her not to run faster than 6 mph. He said that the treadmill is not made for our bodies to be moving faster than a medium run. It can be bad for your knees. I am not sure if I agree with this or not, but I can say that I used to only run 2 miles a day at a faster speed, but now I am running 3 miles a day at a slower pace. I am beginning to think that slowing down my speed is actually giving me a better workout!

One thing that may hold people back from exercising is the fee that goes along with a gym. I understand that gym memberships are costly and so are exercise machines that you can buy for your home. The thing is, you can get a lot of exercise in without going to the gym. I found a youtube video that gives you a workout you can do pretty much anywhere. You can find a lot of videos on youtube that will give you good workout ideas. Also, it is not that costly to go out and buy a workout video. They are inexpensive and usually have full workouts you can follow right from your living room.

The only downside to workout out at your home or anywhere besides the gym is lack of motivation. When you are at the gym and see everyone around you working hard, it motivates you to work harder. If you are on your own, all the motivation is up to you. If you do not feel like working out, you won’t. Atmosphere plays a big role in exercising in my opinion. But if you do not want to waste money on a gym, be prepared to push yourself in order to exercise.