Sharon Woods Metro Park Profile: Westerville, Ohio

Sharon Woods Metro Park will be the new home of the Westerville Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women.

Located off Cleveland Ave, it's situated on 762 acres which includes a lake (Schrock Lake).  The park has a fabulous mix of paved and nature trails so that all types of runners and walkers can enjoy running and walking in a variety of beautiful settings.

In a few weeks, on Saturday March 20th, 2010, Westerville Speedy Sneakers will begin a new era.  Join us as we startup this new club.  We hope that we'll have the same success in the new club as we have with our first club location in Dublin.

If you are interested in joining, visit our club page Speedy Sneakers.

Speedy Sneakers – Columbus Dispatch April 24

Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women makes the news as part of the Columbus Dispatch HealthSource Magazine article.

Happy walking and running

You can read the full article on our website Speedy Sneakers

Back to Work

For most of the country, it is time to get back to work after a few weeks of parties and celebrations and no doubt there probably was a little more eating than normal that took place. As in my previous blog post, I spoke about taking time off. Now is the time to refocus and get back to working out. Delaying any further will just make getting back harder and harder and ultimately you may not even see a little sweat until April. Get back on track now.

Here are some tips for getting back without the strain:

Start off slowly
After a few weeks of doing mostly nothing, do not rush out the door and try to get 8 miles done. Start off with 2 miles if need be. Slowly build up your distance by adding 10-15% each week until you hit that 8 mile mark again (if that is where you left off). Gradually and slowly ensures success.

Keep a daily log
If you did not get one as a stocking stuffer, get an inexpensive log book to keep track of you progress. Keeping track ensures that you do not miss too many days between workouts without feeling guilty. Felling guilty is good if you need that kick in the pants.

Get others involved
Call a few friends and get them to the gym with you, make it a date and stick to it. The best motivator in the cold months up in the north is to have others workout with you. All can be a great encourager and motivator to each other.

Set your goals
This is the time of the year, where I hope you can look back at last year in order to look forward to set new goals for the coming year. If you are new to working out, then set a goal of maintaining the program.

Be thankful
Lastly, always be thankful to live in a great country where you have access to areas to workout. Not everyone in this world can run in a safe neighborhood, or workout in a spacious gym.

Good luck for the coming year, I look forward to hearing about the goals and achievements you have made throughout the year.

New Year's Resolutions - Five tips to succeed

Its time again for New Years Resolutions. Many people make them and just as many break them. So, how do you keep to your New Years resolution?

Here are five tips to stay on top of it this year:

1. Make a realistic goal.
It is no use making a goal that you know is unattainable or that you have never even been close to achieving. To say, “I will climb Mount Everest”, if you have never taken a climbing lesson in your life is a little far fetched. Perhaps, a goal such as “I will take a climbing lesson” is a better goal.

2. Set a date to reach your goal.
If you set a date, you have a period in which you are working towards your goal. Having an open-ended goal allows you to have wiggle room to delay getting started.

3. Get other to help you.
If you goal can incorporate others into it, then they can help you reach their goal. How many people do you know who may have the same goal? Enlist them in tackling your goal; together you will both achieve your goals.

4. Write out your goal.
Take a blank sheet of white paper, write your goal down in thick black ink, and keep it in a place where you can see it everyday. This can serve as a reminder of what your goal is and the time you have to complete it.

5. Do not plan to fail.
Make a plan to achieve you goal. Think about it for a week, write it down, enlist others to help you, keep track of your progress and remind yourself of the promise you made to yourself. Do not fail.

New Year’s resolutions are a great way to start the year of on the right foot. If you are one of the few who will succeed in your resolution you will have achieved something most only dream.

Best of luck

by Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for women

New Walking and Running Website

All,

I found a great website that can serve as an awesome resource to share information on walking and running.If you are a walker, runner, or even have a resourceful website pertaining to walking and/or running then check this out.

Zimbio

Let me know what you think

A New Beginning

Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs will begin operation in the spring of 2008. The mission of the clubs will be to promote women’s health and fitness through walking and running.

The clubs were inspired by my belief that women face two very real realities.

Women are held to a higher standard when it comes to their appearance. It is unfortunate that this is the case, but too often it is true. Oversize and weight are seen as negative traits, even if the person is of great character. I believe that most women do not want to be overweight, but through circumstances that are sometimes difficult to manage they end up with some undesirable weight.

Women face more health concerns as they age. Osteoporosis, breast and ovarian cancers, and diabetes are common. Exercise can help fight against these conditions. I realize that science is not perfect, but there is no medical doctor that will say that exercise encourages disease, but rather that exercise can fight disease.

Speedy Sneakers is a club for women (though men can join), that is committed to helping women meet their health and fitness goals. It is my sincere desire that if you commit to an exercise program whether it is with Speedy Sneakers or not that you will be able to achieve those goals.

If you are interested in joining Speedy Sneakers, visit our website at www.speedysneakers.com to locate a club in your area, or if no club exists, consider starting your own Speedy Sneakers franchise.