Health and Wellness: Do Something
/ Autumn McKenzie Jackson
I finished my 100 Days of Burpees. What an accomplishment! I loved having a focused fitness goal. After the 100 days, I planned on doing some sort of burpee maintenance. It did not happen. The last couple week of burpees was exhausting. I did nearly 1500 burpees in the last two weeks- so I decided to take a break. Before I knew it I had taken a 30 day hiatus in the name of recovery.
Monday I had an awesome morning and decided that it was the day that I would start running. I am learning to enjoy running. It is high on my list of overall workouts. No more stalling. I took action!
Resting on past achievements will only get us so far. Health and Wellness requires conscious daily decisions regarding intake and exercise. Without this, goals and gains slip away and it is easy to lose sight of them.
This is my dad, Benjamin McKenzie. He is a handsome tall man. More often than not, you hear me talk about my mom. My mom was the outspoken one and it is easy to give her credit for most but that would be inaccurate.
On paper, I appear to be over committed and pulled by two sports in separate directions.
Today is Audrey’s birthday. She is 14 years old. I must tell you about her! What an extraordinary young lady! In addition to being an excellent student, she plays the saxophone and is an excellent swimmer. She is beautiful…
What beautiful and impactful work you do that has generational and eternal significance!
Then she asked me about my wedding dress and if she could try it on. I told her tomorrow would have been our wedding anniversary.
The last post I wrote was nearly two years ago. I have been grieving, slaying giants, raising champions, and growing in faith.
Tory Palecek is my best friend from college. I met Tory the first day of volleyball preseason freshman year at Colgate University. We were both incoming freshmen. She immediately made an impression on me.