Myers Briggs Personality Type and Fitness Written by Joy Koenig, M.D. © 1999-2007 Joy Koenig All Rights Reserved |
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RUNNING TABLE |
| Extroverts | Run with a friend or a group; when running alone, focus on everything around you (buildings, trees and flowers, people) or pick something to keep track of while you are running (pick up dropped change for the Angel Network); say "Hello!" to everyone you encounter; run a variety of distances (5Ks, 10Ks, marathons) and styles (track, cross country, city streets). |
| Introverts | Use your running time as time by and for yourself; focus on your internal experience of running, such as your breathing; capitalize on your natural disposition to do one thing well by perfecting your technique and speed for a particular distance and style; capitalize on your love of contemplation. |
| iNtuitives | Daydream or brainstorm about life's possibilities while you're running; focus on future goals; play word games in your head, or make up new lyrics to songs you know; think of new ways to train and alternative places to run in the future. Train your own way, not by the book. |
| Sensors | Focus on all five of your senses while you run -- the breeze against your face, the beating of your heart, the sound of birds chirping, the texture of the terrain under your feet; follow a step-by-step plan; focus on immediate results; track practical data like Personal Records (PRs) and weather conditions; use a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM); choose convenient and esthetic routes; focus on "tried and true" training approaches. |
| Feelers | Enter fitness events that support a cause you believe in such as Race for the Cure; partner with someone who would benefit from some peer-pressure or camaraderie; run for your own personal reasons, not because you "should"; process and explore your emotions while you run. |
| Thinkers | Analyze your performance; compete with yourself or others; track your workouts in a data book; use current technology such as heart rate monitors; choose logical times and places to run. |
| Judgers | Schedule your running time, ideally for the same time of day or day of week; log your sessions (time, distance, weather, difficulty); design a workout schedule (Tuesdays track, Saturdays long runs) and stick to it. It's okay to take fun seriously. |
| Perceivers | Cross-train or incorporate running into another activity such as triathlon or soccer; aim for "three times a week" rather than "Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 AM"; make sure you have flexibility and variety within your overall plan and your particular workout -- it's okay to change your mind mid-run and do it differently, as long as you do something; keep your sessions lighthearted. |
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