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I've been thinking about writing some kind of running guide for a while now, just to get down into words some of the things I've learned over the years. Idk, I don't read running guides, so I don't rightly know what good my advice would actually be to anyone but myself....
But the first thing I would write about is something that you can translate to any activity you decide to try to do, and that is about prioritizing "frequency" over any other way you care to measure your workout. That is, the number of days on which you actually go for a run. You may get to the point where you start caring about the distance you run or the the speed you run, but these are utterly meaningless if you don't run frequently. Even if your run is pathetic, a half kilometer, with bad form and you don't even break a sweat, even if you don't feel like you made any respectable effort, as long as you focus on your frequency goal with seriousness, say... 3 days a week.... you will reap a great deal of the benefits, and eventually the rest will take care of itself.
For a long time, (for as much as 10 years) I found that frequency was the only thing I really had to watch myself on. I'd be in a great groove of running 3 or 4 times a week for months at a time, but something would cause me to break my groove and I'd be back to... not running, for months at a time. I have finally reached a point where I get cranky and restless if I haven't gone for a run after like a week, so I don't have to worry about it so much.
What I would always notice, is that just knocking over the first domino was all it took. If I didn't necessarily feel like running, I would just do the first step, put my shoes on (or whatever). Once I started the motion, all the other steps would come automatically... get everything else on I would wear, maybe have a coffee, maybe pick out some music, and eventually I was out the door.
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Your mind is the most powerful tool you have. Unless you think positively and actually want to change, you will not. You need to sit down for a while and seriously make a list of the things that are unhealthy and contributing to your personal imbalance. The words, "sick and tired" in the topic of the thread indicate much more serious issues than a lack of exercise or not eating well. Diet and exercise is only a part of being healthy. Wellness is holistic. If you are interested in walking, try walking barefoot on the ground -- preferably grass. It is therapeutic. Wishing you the best.