Jackson Man Uses Unusual Training Method to Improve

Dustin on his daily training walk.  Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV News.

By Jeff Steers
JTV News

(April 19, 2021 3:41 PM) A Jackson man who said his name is “Dustin” uses an unusual training method daily.

Dustin said walking more than four miles a day with a heavy log on his shoulders helps him with his mental and physical being. He can be seen walking with pails of water down the same stretch of Morrell Street in Jackson from time to time.

He has been doing it for years.

Dustin said he started the training exercise years ago because of family, mental, and physical stress on his mind and body. Doctors told him at one point that he may never walk again, according to Dustin.

He calls the training – walking more than four miles up and down Morrell Street – his own personal boot camp.

“You push the physical to help your mental controls,” Dustin said. “It hurts, but you are training your mind.”

He said the exercise has helped him turn fat into muscle and has been a positive influence in his life.