Julia Neilson
Favorite Sport: Running
Major milestone: After 4 years of running, I have a half-marathon PR of 1:36:10, and a 10-K PR of 42:25. But I'm not done here!
What's the secret to your success? Consistency! And big dreams :-)
What is the biggest obstacle and how do you get over it? When an injury hits, patience proves to be a virtue. Rest, sleep, good food, water, cross training, strength and core work and deep tissue massages help as well.
What is the most rewarding part of your training? The joy of racing well.
What advice would you give to other members of the runcoach community? Stick to your plan! Trust your plan but also listen to your body whilst keeping your long term goals in mind. It's better to go easy and rest than pushing those shin splints through a hard workout. Keep your easy days easy so you can run your hard days hard.
Follow Julia's running adventures on her blog, karmly.com. On Twitter and Instagram: @GetKarmly.
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In the Spotlight: Visa
Celia Tang
Finance
Favorite Fitness Activity: Running
What is the secret to your success? Signing up for races and telling key people about them keeps me motivated to train regularly.
What is the biggest obstacle to moving more and how do you get over it? Having a desk job. I set a regular reminder on my calendar to stand up and take quick walks down the hallway.
What's the biggest reward of the Visa Moves 300,000 Miles Challenge? Your body feels younger and stronger!
What advice would you have for your fellow challengers? Get coaching if you need extra help to meet a stretch goal. Sign up for some fun races for motivation, find someone to walk or run with for accountability, and put it on your calendar so that it’s a priority! Use the app daily to track your progress and get daily coaching!
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In the spotlight: Shea Companies
Luis Fernandez
Facility Manager
Favorite Fitness Activity: Hiking and walking with my kids. (This photo was taken on a hike with my 10-year-old son, Louie.)
What is the secret to your success? I have three kids ranging from the ages of 17 through 8. I want to make sure I'm healthy enough when the youngest wants to play catch or any other activity. I can't stop age. But I can at least better my health!
What is the biggest obstacle to moving more? Tiredness. There are days I think I just can't. But then I open my movecoach app and look at the standings! Health and family are my motivation...and trying keep my top 5 position [on the leaderboard].
What is the most rewarding part of the Shea Moves 750,000-Mile Challenge? Feeling good about yourself, and seeing what you can accomplish when you set your mind to it. I love this app and this challenge! I've lost 10 pounds since I started it.
What advice would you give to your fellow challengers? Keep moving! I know there are days you think you can't. But anything is possible! Before you know it, walking 6, 7 or 8 miles are just part of the day.
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In the Spotlight: Genentech
May Wittke
Genentech
Biomarker Operations Project Manager
PD Clinical Operations
Favorite fitness activity: Running with friends
Recent Milestone: I have lost 65 lbs since I had joined Weight Watchers in Feb 2016.
What is the secret to your success? I am a bit of a competitive person, so I get motivated by seeing others and having my own competition with them. I also started Weight Watchers when I signed up for movecoach, and running became a big part of my weight- loss journey. I had started a Couch to 5K app in January 2016, then two months later, once we had the movecoach app available to us, I started using movecoach for tracking my steps, running, strength training, circuit training, and other workouts.
What is the biggest challenge to moving more? After awhile, exercise becomes boring. I try to find new ways of doing exercises besides running. I started taking a circuit training class at our gym and doing HIIT videos.
What is the most rewarding part of participating in a movecoach Challenge? I get motivated by seeing all the new people signing on. I like that we are very much supported by our company to have a healthy lifestyle.
Best advice: Don't give up! When you're not feeling up to working out, just don't think about it, and go for the run, walk, class...whatever it is to get you up and moving. You never regret working out...but you do regret it when you don't.
Next goal: I’m training for the Mermaid Half Marathon in May, the 5K Bubble Run in July, then the Rock n’Roll Las Vegas 10K in November to celebrate my 40th birthday.
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