Today I was able to squeeze in some running time at school. I ran for about 25 minutes and walked another 5 minutes on the indoor track at the Smith Field House on campus. I did not have time to shower before my next class so I just changed back into my cloths and went the rest of the day caked in dried salt from my sweat (beautiful, I know!)

But I am so glad that I did it! Tonight in my positive psychology class we talked about exercise and I learned some very interesting things. One in particular is a study that has shown that rhythmic activity (such as running or biking) causes a hemispheric shift in our thinking from the left brain to the right brain. (The right brain is the creative thinking side.) This explains why I am often able to solve problems, think of new ideas, and even receive revelation while running. April came up with our great running theme one morning while she was running!