It's become a popular rehab activities for runners. It's name: aqua jogging. Some use it as a means of "cross-training". Articles rave about it.
Aqua jogging - otherwise known as "deep water running" - or how to become a better runner on the moon.
You think I am joking? Let's look at the "evidence" and draw some conclusions.
I finally watched "The Motorcycle Diaries". At the prompting of my friend John, I took the time to watch this movie. When "Rhubarb Diaries" was born, he'd mentioned that "it could be like the Motorcycle Diaries". Now, I am certainly no Che Guevara (and I've not been south of the equator either), but in watching the movie, there are some aspects that ring true to me.
Don't worry, this is not about becoming a Marxist revolutionary!
You have to peel away a few layers of the onion to understand it all. There is a sense of growth in Che's adventures throughout South America. There is a "knowing" that something stirs within him ... that would take him some time to fully understand. He was learning more about himself - and was learning how he would indeed impact the world. As he explored with Alberto, he discovered things within himself ... discovered a passion, discovered his own voice.
It seems that New Year's Day (and New Year's Eve) is always an "event", the celebration of many things ...
... another year that mankind has survived ...
... another year that the planet has gotten just a little bit hotter ....
... another year that will lead me to write the date incorrectly for at least a few weeks ...
... and another year that the Toronto Maple Leafs go into their run for the Stanley Cup ... but I digress ....
Resolutions are made on this arbitrary day ... the day in which the calendar changes.
Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, Ph.D., Dip.MDT has a unique voice in the world of sports, education, and health care. Read more about Allan here.