Approaching the end of this IRP and writing this blog has led to some reflection on my part. I am glad I have invested time in exercise, and not just running and walking. Every day I do push-ups and crunches to hopefully build up a little strength! I feel running, walking, and exercising daily has made me stronger and healthier already, considering from where I started. Running and walking longer distances is easier and I can successfully do 35 push-ups (that is a lot for me personally). But besides that, I think this program is good for people who want to be more disciplined and commit to a goal they were maybe unsure of in the past. Having a daily schedule is difficult to follow and to remember, but following it properly increases discipline and stamina. One nice thing about choosing this for the IRP is that there’s no special equipment or tools needed. You can wear almost anything and running around the neighborhood or at a park is obviously free.

            This picture below is what I generally wear to run:

It’s not the most professional but I’m just jogging around my neighborhood, so it does the job. Sometimes I don’t use a timer and dress for a focused run if I know I’ll be doing an activity involving exercise sometime during the day. During Martin Luther King Jr. Day, my family went to the beach and I walked/ran for a very long time there and counted it as my exercise for the day.