Running is my exercise of choice. And although I haven't been too consistent with it, for various reasons, since we've moved here, I have logged a lot of miles on our treadmill. Scott also uses the treadmill regularly during the colder months. Matthew and Anna ask if they can run on the treadmill a lot and once in a while I've let them walk on it. And this week I let them try running. Matthew ran a mile on his first try, with some walk breaks at the end of each quarter mile. Still pretty good I thought. I never ran more than a half mile without stopping until I went out for the cross country team in high school. So I was impressed. I think I'll take Matthew on a real run when it gets warmer.
Anna put on what she thought was appropriate exercise clothes - stretchy black pants and a white T-shirt. Not unlike what I wear when I work out. I attached the safety key to her, so if she slipped or fell the treadmill would turn off. She did pretty good though and ran a half mile on her first try (with walk breaks). I have mixed feelings about them using the treadmill. I feel like kids should be running and playing outside, but then again it is super cold and these kids have lots of energy. Maybe its not so terrible during the cold winter. Anyway, I'm kind of excited they are interested in running. Maybe I'll sign us all up for a fun run.
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