{"id":4712,"date":"2009-01-24T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2009-01-23T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2009-01-23T16:00:52","slug":"sometimes-you-just-need-to-run-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/sometimes-you-just-need-to-run-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes You Just Need to Run Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"#000000;\"><span style=\"Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"small;\">Most of us have a daily routine that includes various responsibilities. Perhaps your weekend feels like free time, but many use that extra time to catch up on errands, housework, and rest. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onrec.com\/content2\/newsimages\/logos\/stressed-mum.gif\" alt=\"busy mom\" width=\"310\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a>Sometimes it can feel like you are stuck in an endless cycle of the day-in-day-out, repeating this week what you did last week.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"#000000;\"><span style=\"Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"small;\">What percentage of your day includes things you need to do versus things that you want to do? Responsibility is a positive thing, a <a title=\"benefits of stress\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/stress-the-good\/\" target=\"_self\">stressor that encourages growth<\/a> in many cases; however, we need to recover from responsibility and take time to relax every day. This renews us to act positively again the next day without burning out. <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--more--><span style=\"#000000;\"><span style=\"Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"small;\">Recovery can come from <a title=\"relaxation techniques\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/manage-stress-with-simple-relaxation-techniques\/\" target=\"_self\">relaxation techniques<\/a>, rest, or doing something enjoyable. Unfortunately, too many people forget to schedule personal renewal time and even social events start to feel like an obligation. When it starts to feel like daily life, responsibilities, and stressors are piling on top of you, do you feel the need to escape? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"#000000;\"><span style=\"Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/ \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/uk.gizmodo.com\/ipod_shuffle.jpg\" alt=\"female runner\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>I have found that physical activity is the best form of daily renewal. When I am able to grab my iPod and run away from everything a few times each week, the world looks a little brighter, I&#8217;m happier, and more productive. There is a liberation in <a title=\"running\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/the-cure-for-running-boredom\/\" target=\"_self\">running<\/a> that allows me to escape into my own world for a while, avoiding the distractions of the phone calls, emails, and laundry. As my body is activated, my mind is released to relax and renew. I arrive home physically taxed and feeling fabulous. Mentally, I am back on track and ready to tackle tasks and to-dos yet again. Recently, the frigid weather has prevented me from running outside, and I have found myself looking for ways to escape to a warmer climate, away from my every day life. Perhaps, it&#8217;s time to join a gym and run away a little every day&#8230; or I&#8217;m leaving on a jet plane!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us have a daily routine that includes various responsibilities. Perhaps your weekend feels like free time, but many use that extra time to catch up on errands, housework, and rest. Sometimes it can feel like you are stuck &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/sometimes-you-just-need-to-run-away\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,18],"tags":[37,29,761,211,320],"class_list":["post-4712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-fitness","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-relaxation","tag-running","tag-stress"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4712"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4865,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4712\/revisions\/4865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}