DO IT TOGETHER

How do you and your family stay active?

An active lifestyle can consist of so much: gardening, walking, rollerblading, kayaking, dancing, swimming, playing, building, cleaning, and the list can go on. One activity that helps keep me stay active is running. By no means am I an expert on running, it is just something I have always enjoyed on the side (my main activity when I was younger was competitive swimming). Over the past few years, I have run more: number of 5 km runs, a 10 km, and a few half-marathons with a third coming up in a few weeks.

Having two young daughters (ages 7 and 5) it is important to my husband and I that they see the importance of being active. We don't push it, but we do encourage it - that they get outside, play at the park, ride their bikes, fun kid stuff. They have indicated over the past year or so that they would like to run. Last year they both ran a 1 km and loved it. Today, our oldest 5 km at the Toronto Women's Run! The best part: my mom, daughter, and I ran it together. What a great experience.

HOW ISAGENIX FITS INTO MY RUNNING

Hot one out there today! I have a half marathon coming up in four weeks - that means a long run each Sunday. Today I ran 13.5 K (thank-you to those people who had on their sprinklers!). Before leaving for the run, I had a glass of water along with a Natural Accelerator . As soon as I returned home I had an ounce of Ionix Supreme .  Showered then had a vanilla IsaLean Shake along with my am Ageless Essentials with Product B .  Faster recovery means less injury, and that's what Isagenix does for my running regime.

2011 DETROIT FREE PRESS HALF MARATHON

My sister ran the half two years ago; last year I wanted to run it, she ran it with me; this year, my mom (at age 63) wanted to run it, my sister and I ran it with her! Who's with us for next year?!

In high school and university, I swam competitively.  Prior to running the half last year, I never thought that running 21 K (13.1 mi) was even possible. I have always ran here and there, but never, never, never distances even close to a half. What an experience!  I no longer live in Windsor, ON, but was born and raised there, so to run over the Ambassador Bridge and through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has been phenomenal!

If ever you have considered running a 5 K, 10 K, half, or full, I strongly encourage the journey!