{"id":2955,"date":"2012-07-31T07:43:24","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T12:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=2955"},"modified":"2012-07-31T07:43:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T12:43:24","slug":"clearing-the-mind-while-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2012\/clearing-the-mind-while-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearing the Mind While Running"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Got a problem that needs solved, go for a run. \u00a0When I was in shape and running on a regular basis I could feel the difference if I skipped a workout. \u00a0Not only did my body feel different, but my mind didn’t seem as sharp. \u00a0Now that I’m out of shape I don’t feel that same weirdness when I don’t run, but oh when I do workout my mind and body feel so much better.<\/p>\n

A recent example, I was struggling to figure what to write about for my upcoming blog post on the YNPN-TC blog<\/a>. \u00a0Those posts have to be high quality and relevant to young non-profit professionals (unlike my sometimes randomness here). \u00a0My last three posts were about Nonprofit Cross-training<\/a>, Take a Leap: Tips for Changing Your Career<\/a>, and Strengthening Your Work and Reputation During Times of Change<\/a>. \u00a0What should I write about next?<\/p>\n

I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed lately with my various commitments and the workloads related to them. \u00a0On a recent run my mind wandered and started thinking about my blog post and then later about feeling\u00a0overwhelmed\u00a0and then BAM! \u00a0Information Overload (read my post and get some tips<\/a>). \u00a0I get too many e-mails, am subscribed to too many RSS feeds, too many Facebook and Twitter friends, etc. \u00a0If I could figure out a way to clean some of that up, I’d feel like I had more mental space.<\/p>\n

The blog post is forthcoming, but going out for a run helped clarify the idea. \u00a0I think working out is a great time to clear your mind and to solve problems that are happening in your life. \u00a0I don’t think you’ll want to say, I’m running 3 miles today and by the end of the run I’m going to solve X problem. \u00a0But it might work for larger issues. \u00a0Think back to the series I did on the Sacred Art of Running<\/a> and Warren Kay’s ideas about contemplation<\/a>\u00a0and meditation<\/a>. \u00a0He talks about using mantra’s to seed or focus our mind. I think if you are dealing with a big issue your subconscious will bring it to top of mind and you’ll think about it during the run.<\/p>\n

Do you have a story about how working out solved a problem? \u00a0What other mental benefits do you see from running?<\/p>\n

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Got a problem that needs solved, go for a run. \u00a0When I was in shape and running on a regular basis I could feel the difference if I skipped a workout. \u00a0Not only did my body feel different, but my mind didn’t seem as sharp. \u00a0Now that I’m out of shape I don’t feel that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[615,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-mission","category-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4iaAv-LF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2608,"url":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2011\/weekly-report-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":2955,"position":0},"title":"Weekly Report","author":"crossn81","date":"March 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I still felt under the weather at the beginning of the week and was pretty bummed since it was spring break. 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