13 months ago I started jogging. The first time I did it I ran for about 5 minutes and felt like my legs were going to fall off and my lungs might explode. 
I was surprised and disillusioned. I considered myself to be in decent shape, but what, I couldn’t even run for 5 minutes without needing to stop?
Still, I stuck with it. The next time I went out I managed 10 minutes and realized that it wasn’t just a physical challenge I was facing, it was a psychological one. I continued to work on both, with persistence and patience, two forms of self-kindness that have benefited me.
Last November I ran the half marathon of the Seattle Marathon, 10 months after thinking 5 minutes of running was going to kill me. I’m planning to run a full marathon in 2013, the year I turn 50. I might even try the full Seattle Marathon this year in November.
Running helps me feel great, and this has spread to other parts of my life.
Today’s Prompt: What do you do for exercise?
Andy Smallman 
A little bit of this and a little bit of that – swim mostly, walk as my knees will tolerate, usually three days a week, ditto for down hill skiing. I also cross country ski a bit and snow shoe a bit. But I really miss hiking mountains and bicycling — no longer possible for me.