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2557: How To Make Running Suck Less by Lea Genders on Exercise Plans & Cardiovascular Training

Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.4671 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2557: Explore the transformative power of running with Lea Genders, as she shares her insights on making the experience more enjoyable, even for those who despise it. Lea unveils practical strategies to help newcomers overcome the initial hurdles of running, highlighting the mental and physical rewards that await with consistency and patience. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.leagendersfitness.com/news/how-to-make-running-sucks-less-when-you-really-want-to-learn-to-love-it Quotes to ponder: "Exercise shouldn’t feel like torture or punishment. It’s when you learn to push yourself and achieve new levels of strength and fitness that exercise becomes so rewarding." "If you want to learn to love running, you need to run more consistently. Running sucks for everyone at first." "More is not better. New runners need more rest than seasoned runners." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Health Daily, Episode 2557.

0:03.9

How to Make Running Suck Less by Leagenders of Leagenders Fitness.com.

0:09.4

And I'm Dr. Neal.

0:11.2

Hey there, happy Saturday.

0:12.4

Thank you so much for being here and welcome back to Optimal Health Daily,

0:16.2

where I act as your narrator of the best health and fitness blogs, all for free.

0:22.0

All right, and with that,

0:25.1

let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.

0:34.6

How to Make Running Suck Less by Leagenders of Leagenders Fitness.com If you love to run, then this article is not for you.

0:38.3

If you think running sucks, but wish you enjoyed it, like all those people on Instagram

0:43.3

claim they do, keep listening.

0:46.3

When I tell some people that I am a running coach, they don't have any reservations about

0:50.3

sharing their hatred for running.

0:52.3

If you truly hate to run, I'll be the first one to

0:55.8

tell you to forget about running and focus on moving your body in a way that you do love.

1:00.6

Exercise shouldn't feel like torture or punishment. Yes, it's hard at times, but most seasoned

1:05.6

exercisers will tell you that you eventually learn to love the hard work, or at the very least, the feeling of completing the hard work.

1:13.9

It's when you learn to push yourself and achieve new levels of strength and fitness

1:18.2

that exercise becomes so rewarding.

1:21.0

It doesn't have to be running.

1:22.6

There are plenty of ways to get and stay in shape.

1:26.0

I love to run.

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