And then she contradicts herself...

After writing the last post I saw my dear friend Karie Bennett of Atelier Aveda Salon Spa at Santana Row. As she was trimming my hair, we talked about her involvement in a half marathon a couple years ago.

Out of the conversation came the notion that running (or jogging) is no better for you than walking. Hmmmm...


When I got home, I did some Google research...and in fact the consensus is that running or jogging causes more stress to the body without much added benefit.

Then last night as I was relaxing, my feet kept cramping up. I had put them through some pounding with my living room jogging...and it was immediately obvious my body was rebelling. Can you blame it?

So...I would like to amend my last post and change any "running" or "jogging" references to "speed walking".



UPDATE:

My friend Teresa passed along some important info about running that potentially changes everything I've written. She informed me of this article. Thanks, T!!