Unlike most professions, we must maintain our health just to stay employed. The pilot lifestyle is conducive to odd hours, long days and a bad diet. Many of us sit all day in the cockpit and then veg out in our hotel rooms, all the while letting our health slowly slip away.

Running is one of the best activities most people can do to improve their health. Running regularly can help with weight loss, fighting aging and disease, and with generally staying healthy.

Running also helps maintain and improve general health. It raises HDL (or “good”) cholesterol, reduces the risk of blood clots, and encourages use of the 50% of your lungs that usually go unused. Running also boost the immune system by creating a higher concentration of white blood cells.

Join me and other pilots in the FlightPod Runners Team on Nike+

Here’s what you will need to get started:

Apple iPod Nano (any generation) or iPod Touch (Gen 2) or iPhone 3GS or the Nike+ Wrist Band ($59.00)
Nike+ Shoes Men’s – Women’s ($100) or any other running shoe with Sensor Pouch ($10.95)
Nike+ Sport Kit ($29)
Nike+ Account (Free)

Once you setup your account with Nike+ go to the new site (link in the middle of the page) and go to “Challenges” – “Search”  – and then search for “Pilots Who Run” then just join the challenge. Now that you’re a member of the challenge you can share your training and running stats with other members and event create challenges and watch yourself move up the Leaderboard. I’m brand new at this running thing so maybe we can help each other out!!

If you have any questions about the runners group feel free to Email Me.

- Mike

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