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Running has become my coping mechanism for stress... I used to be *terrible* at it (like, I was the kid who passed out after running an 11 minute mile terrible). I adopted a dog with separation anxiety first year and with only so many hours in the day to walk/exercise her I took up running mostly to tire her out so she would be less stressed when I wasn’t home.Already feeling it too! Real conscious about my mental health this semester, so I don't feel as overhwlmed as the last. I need to start working out, but it is so hard to stay consistent with no accountability Kudos to the running
Last week my dog and I ran 6 miles without walking any of it 😁. It’s taken almost 2 years to actually make progress with the whole running thing, but being *good* at something has been a big motivator for me when everything else is heaping a big dose of imposter syndrome on me.
For what it’s worth I haaaate other forms of working out. I’ve tried the gym, pilates, even yoga... I get bored. Running is the thing that finally “clicked” for me. Now if I could just get the same feeling of success from my studying...