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You'll see that I added a new name to my blog this week. I love how "Looks That Kell" plays off the idiom and my last name. That being said, I want to reiterate that I am not focused on looks. Yes, I want to have a hard body and have a six or eight pack, but that is not my main goal. My main goal for myself is to be as physically fit as I can so I can run more quickly and do daily tasks more easily.

I firmly believe that being more active leads to better health which makes daily like easier and more enjoyable. If you think about your average day, wouldn't being stronger with more cardio capacity make it easier? Could you get the groceries into the house in fewer trips? Could you catch that bus or train that is already at the stop when you get there? Could you dance the night away without becoming winded?

I'm not saying that we should ignore our desire to look good naked. I just want to make sure that's not the ultimate goal. Because many of the images we hold as ideal are airbrushed. Unless you have a way of walking around airbrushed all the time, you'll have to understand the limits of reality and appreciate the achievable results of physical fitness.

New everything

I redesigned the blog today. I added additional pages, which you can view by clicking above. I'm switching my blog from just being about my daily activity and progress to a blog about health, fitness and moving. I hope I can inspire you to be more active and in turn get inspiration from you.

I plan on posting inspirational stories and quotes to keep us all motivated to keep moving. I also will be posting tidbits about health and fitness. That could include scientific studies, recipes or anything that may help us in our quest to be healthier. I will still post updates on my fitness journey, but only periodically.

I know that the new year is just 10 days away and people are starting to think about their resolutions for 2012. Instead of resolving to be healthier, I would love if you would make more specific, concrete resolutions and share them with me. If they're not too far-fetched, I will make your resolution my resolution as well. It will be more of a New Year's Challenge, than just a resolution. Here's the first one: I challenge myself and everyone else to participate in cardio activity for at least 2 hours every week. That can be walking, running, cycling, swimming, dancing or anything that elevates your heart rate. Please let me know what your challenge is.

UPDATE: I will be tracking my activity using DailyMile. The most recent activity will show up on the right side of my homepage. I highly recommend it. It's free and allows you to track all you activity and it creates graphs so you can see trends and improvement.