With our boys we've never skimped on the cost of tennis shoes, especially for their sports. We had football cleats, wrestling shoes, tennis shoes, spikes for track, soccer cleats, and baseball spikes. All of these purchased in the course of a year. Bill and I always got them the best we could afford.

But when it came to buying tennis shoes for Bill or myself we got whatever was on sale , not really paying attention to the comfort while exercising. And we kept them for more than one year. I guess we didn't realize at the time that exercising was "our sport".

Well this is one time I decided to get the best shoes I could get because I was really going to committ to this exercise program not just whenever I felt like it. I'm really glad I did! I asked in the store where I went and the man suggested that I get "gel" tennis shoes and put gel insoles in them. That's what I did and I can tell you I feel like I'm walking on a cushion of air.

So having the best equipment really is important. Now I know how my boys felt in their sports shoes.

I would like to challenge my fellow bloggers and anyone else who is working on increasing their exercise to join Bill and I in walking a 5K on Sunday morning. It's the "Boxer 500" and it benefits colorectal cancer. It starts at 8:30 Sunday, Aug. 9th at Walnut Creek Recreational Area in Papillion. I know we'll have to leave home really early, I hope you can join us. It's a 5K which is 3.1 miles.

Hope to see you Sunday morning!
Blessings,
Laurie