I go to the gym just about every day & as long as my wheels are in working order I will run between 5 and 11 miles on a treadmill. A while ago I discovered it helped maintain my energy level, and maybe, more importantly… it helped with anger management and to knock out the hurts (physical or emotional) that I pick up along the way. <\/p>\n
To help us cardio freaks out, gyms typically have a bank of TV monitors tuned to the key stations… CNN, ESPN & others that I don’t recognize. The sound is off; but some of the sets have “closed captioning” so we can follow the text of what’s being said. <\/p>\n
This morning I caught a piece on Jim Valvano… or I think it was him. He was a basketball coach I think at NC State when they won the National Title… before then he may have been the coach at Providence… and maybe he coached for another team, too. If I am not mistaken he recently (within the last 10 years?) died… cancer? Anyway… I will have to check the facts with Zack. <\/p>\n
Some Coaches are known for being great motivators (maybe it is what makes them great<\/em> coaches, and not merely good<\/em> coaches). Some are also quite well read and articulate & these latter skills prove useful on the “speech circuit”. Long after they put the play books aside, hang up the whistle & pack away their sneakers they can continue to share their insights with interested folks. <\/p>\n This morning I followed a speech that Valvano had made some time before his death; but after he learned that he was terminal… <\/p>\n He put 3 keys to life… <\/p>\n “Every day… laugh.” <\/p>\n “Every day… think. Spend some time in thought” <\/p>\n “Every day… experience something that will bring your emotional level to tears.” <\/p>\n And then he concluded… “Don’t Give Up”. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not bad for some dumb jock…<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I go to the gym just about every day & as long as my wheels are in working order I will run between 5 and 11 miles on a treadmill. A while ago I discovered it helped maintain my energy … Continue reading