How to Cultivate Running as a Habit?

“Run then, for victory.”

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The coronavirus pandemic might probably be the most disruptive moment in our lifetime. The ramifications will unfold in a few months to years from now. One immediate (and hopefully a long-lasting one!) change it brought upon me is that I started seriously worrying about my health. This is how it began.

Since I am under lockdown and have more time at my disposal, I happened to go through my photos from a few years ago. The stark change in my features, thanks to a few layers of fat on my face and around my neck, broke my heart. Right around that time, I got a call from my GP (general practitioner).

Having recently enrolled in a new medical centre, I had a mandatory medical checkup. The GP had called to discuss my medical reports. Considering my genetics, I am required to keep in check a few of the medical parameters. To say the least, the GP revealed (after a relatively long conversation about my eating habits, etc.), that some of those numbers were not particularly favourable. Exercising was one crucial part of the advice.

Every new year or for that matter, during every holiday (long or short) when I ruminate over my life, I make a resolution that I should start running and exercising. It starts with a great plan which is hardly good enough to sustain even until the end of my holidays. But this time it was different. There was a fear factor. A medical practitioner had red-flagged me. I never like red flags. I hated it in school, in the university, and at my workplace.

With a lot of time saved from commuting due to the lockdown, I had some time away from the usual distractions of life. I started running. But my body was completely unprepared for any exercise. It had hardly seen any physical activity except scampering for a couple of minutes when I am late for the train every now and then. But I was quite motivated and asinine enough to start running every day. After seven consecutive days of running almost 3–4 km every day, I successfully injured my tibia.

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