Recently, after working hard one day on a couple of proposals with an impending deadline, I noticed that dusk was approaching and I had not yet gone for my daily one hour walk. Feeling under-pressure to complete everything within my deadlines, I first considered forgoing the walk. Remembering my commitment to exercise every day, I reasoned that I could fit in a ‘less impactful’ 30 minute walk/run.

I began running and as I started to fear ‘distress,’ I decided to walk, when I suddenly