Running As A Radical Act Of Self-Love

— Mental health can be challenging. Keeping your mental health in check can be challenging when you're juggling work, family, and other obligations. In addition to improving your physical health, cardio has long been touted as a great mental health tool. Exercises other than running don't provide many of the benefits that running does. You can improve your mental health by running for a number of reasons. Keep an open mind if you are not a runner. Too often running is seen as punishment, painful, suffering. Colin debunks the myths about running and inspire others to engage with it in a peaceful, gentle, joyful pursuit that can enhance all areas of our lives. Colin's specialty is getting people of all fitness levels to run, regardless of their running history or current fitness level.  Are you ready to learn the skills and habits of a runner, but not sure where to start? Listen to this episode! Valeria interviews Colin J. Turner  — He is a lifelong athlete, with 20 years of competitive running experience, including State championships and regional competitions. After struggling with injury, pain, and frustration for years in his 30's, and unable to run more than 5 miles at a time, Colin re-invented himself as a runner and athlete, and completed the 2021 Boston Marathon as a Charity Athlete. Colin is also a certified teacher with over a decade of experience in the classroom. With this expertise, he decided to create an educational course called the "Running Empowerment Program" to help anyone be empowered and use running as a tool for their well-being and health. Colin loves to travel, explore nature, cultivate tiny trees in tiny pots, make things out of yarn, and learn new things. He lives in Boston, and teaches part-time in the Boston Public Schools. To learn more about Colin J. Turner and his work, please visit: turnerfitnesscoaching.com                 — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.