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Hello there. Happy New Year. I'm Jenny Falconer. Welcome to RunPod 2022. And what a year it's

going to be. Let's get that half-glassful attitude going at the start of a new year and set

ourselves up for an exciting year, perhaps getting fitter and faster or leaner and meaner and

healthier and happier. So with that in mind, today I have recruited the man who I train with.

He is brilliant at reminding us what we need to do and why we need to do it.

He is personal trainer, owner of the On Your Mark's gym and online coaching platform. It is Alex

Marks. Welcome to Run Pod. This is exciting because I feel like you're on my turf now.

I know the tables have turned. This is not good. Happy New Year, by the way.

Yes, and to you too. So this is the first episode of Rumpud of 2022.

And in light of all the uncertainty that's going on in the world when it comes to the

pandemic, I thought that we, well, what we could all do with is a motivational episode

where you remind us why we really

do need to get out there and run and walk and work out, especially, you know, at this time of year.

Yeah. Well, I'm very happy to contribute. There's thousands of reasons as to why you should exercise.

And I think, you know, running is is is free and it's accessible to all.

So, yeah, two feet in a heartbeat is a phrase that I used to hear thrown around all the time. And I

absolutely love that. I think if you've got a pair of trainers, get out there and increase your

heart health and your respiratory system as well. And obviously pandemic, hopefully in the background.

Yeah, it's incredibly important to sort of, yeah, look after our heart and lungs and no better

free exercise is than running. But you do always say that, you know, no matter how much you do

love, you know, like a 5K or something, it is important to do stuff to complement the running as well.

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