Welcome to the Active Times

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Hello, there!

The Active Times is a bi-monthly digest of bite-sized Any Distance updates, fun things, helpful tips, and some interesting tidbits to support your active lifestyle. It will change, grow, and flourish with feedback, so please let us know what you think. 🙌🏻

— Luke Beard, CEO

Have you met Justin?

We caught up with ADAC member, Justin Ehrecke about his streak of streaks, the bits that keep him motivated, and practical advice for anyone looking to be more active consistently.

And, today, he hits day 1000 of running every single day.

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So many new things (90+, actually)

In the mood for something new? You can now Track or sync 90+ new Activities in the app. You’ve got Disc Sports, Dance, Cold Plunge, Climbing, and so so much more.

You’ll also find support for Recumbent Rides, Adaptive Strength Training, Walking with a Cane, and Walking with a Walker. Have other Activities you’d like to see on Any Distance? Let us know.

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Kick that sticky goal to the curb

Prioritizing mental health in 2023 might mean embracing flexibility.

On new year resolutions, Sabrina Romanoff, Psy.D., a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist, professor, researcher, and Forbes Health Advisory Board member says, “Do not hold these resolutions rigidly. Accommodating change and new revisions to resolutions is adaptive.”

She also suggests:

1. Categorize goals between short and long term

2. Find congruence in goals

3. Anticipate the obstacles while setting goals

4. Be flexible

5. Find a way to transform your goals into values

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A mountain you don't have to climb 🏔

Countless studies, journals, and experts cite the importance of rest, so snag some sleep, stretch it out, get a massage, open up a book, light up a candle — however you do it, rest.

And, if you're going with the candle bit, might we entice you with our first-ever Not So Active Club goody?

AKA, the Mountain(-scented candle) that doesn't require climbing, only lighting.

And, if you Track or sync a 10-minute+ Mindful Activity, you'll get $10 off.

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A shiny new medal, just for you

Log a dance that's as long (or longer!) as Miley's Flowers (3 minutes, 21 seconds) before 11:59 pm (your local time) on Thursday, January 26 to earn this seriously shiny, miscellaneous medal 💃💐

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Bite-Sized Bits

• 📺 Watch this → "Church of the Long Run", a Tracksmith film documenting Sam Roecker's Sunday long run in real time through the snowy foothills of Rollinsville, Colorado

• 📖 Read this → Beyond femtech in Fitt Insider's Issue No. 217: Closing the Gap

• 🎧 Listen to this → Seth Godin on creativity, embracing failure, and spreading big ideas

• 🐟 Eat this → Fishwife's Classic Smoky Trio 🥵

• 🍸 Drink this → The dry January (and beyond) companion curated by Eleven Madison Park

• ✈️ Earn this → Secret Airport medals! Now live in the app.

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We owe it all to you, so let’s chat.

Truly. And, if you’d like to 👇

• catch some sneak peeks of what we’re building behind the scenes,

• connect with fellow ADAC members,

• and, have more say in the future of AD

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Thanks for reading our first issue! See you in 2 weeks.

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