How are you doing Antonio,  I'm working to be in the best shape of my life.  Retirement less than 2 years away, Golf, Travel, Warm sandy beaches all over the World, Fun. Keep on blogging.  Jerry

Great comment Joe. Running is a habit a little hard to break sometimes.

Hi,

 Good question.

Some 30 years ago when I first started running, I was inspired by Dr. Kenneth Cooper's Aerobics.

Then, after about six weeks I realized I felt terrific...and I was hooked.

Much later, after my first marathon (very painful), I set a goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. After several years, and eight "non-qualifiers," I made it to Boston.

And, yes, by this time my inspiration had become the fact that running was a habit.

Tim absolutely fantastic reason. A lot of people perceive the time we spend working out and staying healthy as a selfish endeavor yet its, because of others that we sometimes choose to stay fit.

I'm sure your family appreciates and recognizes all that you do. Keep it up. 

Antonio, my reason is my wife & kids. My wife says she would like for me to be around for awhile, so when this program came along it was just what I needed.

So far it is working.

Lisa

Antonio - I would like to hear your ideas for some weight training exercises on our weekly conference call tonight at 8pm EST.  Can you join in?

By the way, my inspiration is trying to lose weight and stay in shape.  It just doesn't seem to be working though!