The Detroit News. Kathleen Wayt Patrick and Linda Van Buren cool down after a run on Belle Isle. An hour later, you are a few blocks from home. That kind of enthusiasm can lead to all kinds of problems.
Many people are inactive over Michigan's long, cold winter.
Your body becomes unaccustomed to activity, so you need to start slow. You lose fitness twice as fast as you gain it. Unfortunately, when it comes to exercise, people get impatient and forget about that given tool of common sense. Your heart, legs, lower back, abdominals and especially your feet all get a workout when you run. Pick a do-able distance, perhaps half a mile.