Exercise is so powerful. Besides the obvious point that exercise makes you stronger, it also makes me feel like I can take on the world. However, when I need it the most, I often don’t have the energy to exercise or just don’t feel like it. I need to remember that feeling I have after working out, the feeling that I’m on top of the world. It is better than any drug out there.

Today I ran a 5k with my oldest son. Not an official 5k, we just set the Nike+ for a 5k and ran in the neighborhood until we had run 3.1 miles. After I felt AWESOME. My body and mind both felt really strong. It had been quite a while since I had felt that energy and I forgot how it felt. It got me thinking about the last few months when I’ve been struggling. If I could somehow bottle that feeling and save it for those times when I feel like crud and I just want to crawl back into bed.

When I am on track with exercise, I get to the point where I have to work out daily or else I don’t feel good. I crave that feeling of the endorphins running through my body after a workout. I am so ready to feel that again.

How does exercise make you feel?