{"id":18253,"date":"2018-04-13T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=18253"},"modified":"2018-04-13T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:56:30","slug":"fitness-peer-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/fitness-peer-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Pressure Has Always Been My Best Fitness Motivator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPeer pressure\u201d has always had a negative connotation. It\u2019s why kids are \u201cup to no good,\u201d right? For me, though, peer pressure was always a good thing. Instead of getting me into to trouble, peer pressure got me into running.<\/p>\n<p>Peer pressure was the reason I joined the cross country team in high school and it remains the reason, to this day, I show up before dawn ready to run.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never been athletically inclined on my own, so the concept of running for fun was ridiculous to me for a long time. Growing up, I dreaded gym fitness tests knowing I\u2019d have to run the mile. I played soccer and basketball briefly, but only because my friends were playing too. I wasn\u2019t very good and rarely, if ever, got to play.<\/p>\n<p>When I started high school, I entertained the thought of trying out for field hockey. I was moving from a private school to public school and I thought it might be a good way to make friends, but I ultimately decided that sports weren\u2019t for me.<\/p>\n<p>I got lucky in high school and was adopted by a group of friends that gave me a place to sit at lunch and a ride home after school. As we grew closer, I learned that many of my friends were on the cross country team. They actively <em>chose<\/em> to log miles every day, while I dreaded running a lap around the track in gym class. I couldn\u2019t imagine doing it voluntarily.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [rr-products] does not match the conditions -->\n<p>As my first year of high school came to a close, a friend suggested I sign up for cross country when \u00a0the fall came around. I scoffed at the idea. \u201cI\u2019m not a runner,\u201d I told her. She brushed that off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust sign up,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you change your mind, you can quit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So I signed up. But I had almost forgotten about it\u2014up until a letter, along with a training plan\u2014came in the mail.<\/p>\n<p>I called my friend: \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to do this,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019m <em>not<\/em> a runner.\u201d Again, she told me to just show up and quit later if I didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n<p>Justly chastened, I acquiesced. I bought a pair of running shoes that were too big and completely wrong for my feet and showed up. The first run was six miles. I grumbled the entire way through, walking more than I ran.<\/p>\n<p>But when I finished, I was met by a chorus of cheers. <em>Great job,<\/em> they all screamed\u2014assuring me that it gets easier. The next day, they welcomed me back and cheered again. I suddenly had this incredible support system that was rooting for me and celebrated every time I crossed the finish line, even when I came in dead last.<\/p>\n<p>The camaraderie I felt on that team kept me coming back. Even with injuries (likely from my lousy shoes), I signed up for more, electing to run both indoor and outdoor track. What\u2019s more, my circle of friends grew as I got to know members of the boys\u2019 team, too. They lifted me up and pushed me to work harder. My body got stronger and my pace got faster. Running became part of who I was and I was better for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/03\/running-for-grief\/\">I Coped With My Dad\u2019s Illness By Running<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But then high school ended. Despite my love of running, I no longer had the support of my team. Suddenly, my motivation waned. I left the suburbs of Connecticut for the streets of New York as I entered college and just couldn\u2019t get myself out there on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d run through the streets of Brooklyn and across bridges and back, but I\u2019d push too hard, do too much too soon, and then injure myself. After college, I started working and I just didn\u2019t have time for running\u2014or at least that\u2019s what I told myself.<\/p>\n<p>When I met the man I would marry, I felt that old inkling of motivation (pre-wedding workout!) but once the wedding was over, the urge to stay fit faded again.<\/p>\n<p>Then, after having kids, I felt overwhelmed and out of shape. My body hadn\u2019t bounced back from pregnancy and my mental health was suffering. I needed something for <em>me<\/em>, so I turned to what I knew had worked. I bought a new pair of running shoes and started pounding the pavement again.<\/p>\n<p>It helped! I felt physically and mentally better after a run, but the motivation<em> still<\/em> wasn\u2019t there. There was always <em>something else<\/em> to do. I had work or take care of the kids. I was too exhausted to wake up early and too exhausted by the afternoon to go out late.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted it, though. I really wanted it to work.<\/p>\n<p>Browsing Facebook, I found area fitness groups. One in particular, Moms Run This Town, \u00a0was in my town and the runs were near my house. I could lace up my shoes and simply step outside!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone up for an early morning run?\u201d posted one member. I wondered what she meant by \u201cearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes 5:45am work?\u201d another said. I gasped at the time. An hour before sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone else want to join? All paces welcome!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before I had a chance to second guess myself, I replied, \u201cI\u2019m in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I hemmed and hawed. I made up excuses for why it was a bad idea. But I said that I was going, so I needed to go. Once again, peer pressure took over and I dragged myself out of bed and pushed through a three-mile run.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/19\/how-to-become-a-runner\/\">How To Become A Runner When You Think It\u2019s Not Your Thing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next time an early morning run came up, I said yes again. And again. Even as the weather turned colder, I kept saying yes. Saying yes made me accountable. Saying yes meant someone was counting on me. And that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m training for my first half marathon now. I wish I could say the race alone motivates me to get out and run, but honestly, it\u2019s the fact that a friend is running the race, too.<\/p>\n<p>We all have to find something that works for us and motivates us. Having accountability through a team or running group, and having someone relying on me to show up, ready to run, is what keeps me motivated.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that peer pressure isn\u2019t always a bad thing if you just find the right peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPeer pressure\u201d has always had a negative connotation. It\u2019s why kids are \u201cup to no good,\u201d right? For me, though, peer pressure was always a good thing. Instead of getting me into to trouble, peer pressure got me into running. Peer pressure was the reason I joined the cross country team in high school and<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/fitness-peer-pressure\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peer Pressure Has Always Been My Best Fitness Motivator<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":18254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,8,9],"tags":[92,170,1200,1201,208,262],"class_list":["post-18253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-stories","category-the-latest","tag-fitness","tag-motivation","tag-run","tag-runner","tag-running","tag-workout"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Peer Pressure Has Always Been My Best Fitness Motivator | What\u2019s Good blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cPeer pressure\u201d has always had a negative connotation. 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