It all counts, so do it all

I got to thinking about life and exercise this morning while I was out on a run with my dog. In another life, about 10+ years ago, I fancied myself a runner.  I ran trail races, 5ks, 10ks, half marathons, and even 2 full marathons.  In November of 2008 I discovered CrossFit training and realized I didn't like running as much as I thought! Fast forward to today and I now have a 4 legged friend who is TERRIBLE at lifting weights.  Probably has to do with having no arms.  But HE is a great runner and needs exercise so I've found myself running much more in the last 6 months than I was for about the last 8 years before. And you know what?  It counts.  The exercise is…