Running for exercise always looks so enjoyable in the movies—sprinting through your local park, the wind through your hair, maybe a dog by your side. In real life, however, even just finding the motivation to get onto the treadmill can be difficult. Here are two simple programs that will help you start a running routine.

Running for Beginners
This site offers a variety of different workout plans for runners of all levels, from those who want to run a simple 5K to more advanced runners who need help with marathon training. The Couch to 5K program is especially helpful, because it allows you to start from scratch – i.e. your couch – and it guides you every step of the way until you’re ready to run a full 5K.

How to Start Running
Real Simple magazine’s How to Start Running guide focuses on helping beginning runners find the motivation to want to run. Sticking with any workout plan is all about enjoyment, and this low-key plan helps you to avoid injury, stretch properly, and slowly build up your distances so that you don’t get burnt out on running. This guide also offers premade playlists that you can listen to while running on the street or on the treadmill.

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If you ever admired the daring leaps and seemingly impossible catches of trapeze performers at the circus, Trapeze Austin gives you the chance to learn these incredible moves yourself. This wild new workout is not for the faint of heart, but the rush that you get from flying through the air on the trapeze is well worth the nerves.

Trapeze Austin is equipped with structural circus arts rigging systems that feature a sturdy safety net underneath to keep you protected in case of a fall. The facility offers one- and two-hour lessons that begin by teaching you the very basics of trapeze flying on the ground, and then expand to the air for the majority of the lesson. In the longer lessons, participants are even able to experience what it’s like to be caught in mid-air, just like professional trapeze performers.

If you’re looking for a unique place for a birthday party or family gathering, Trapeze Austin is great for private parties as well.

Trapeze Austin
9501 Manchaca Road
Austin, TX 78748
(512) 608-1071
www.trapezeaustin.com
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What’s so special about Austin's All Star Burger? How about the fact that the burgers here are made with Premium Gold Angus beef from cows that are fed a vegetarian diet and are hormone- and antibiotic-free? Also, the list of toppings to pile your burger is inventive—and enormous.

Order the Make My Day burger and you'll receive a burger piled with cheddar cheese, a cage-free fried egg, smoked bacon, hash browns, red onion, and mayo on Texas Toast. The Pacific Coast features avocado, red leaf lettuce, sprouts, and creamy mustard. Not a fan of beef? No problem! Just order the Farmer and you get a veggie patty, feta cheese, sprouts, red onion, and sundried tomato pesto. Tasty salads, hand-dipped shakes, beer, and wine are also on the menu.

All Star Burger is open every day.

All Star Burger
12921 Hill Country Boulevard
Austin, TX 78738
(512) 263-7300
www.allstarburger.com
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