Welp, yesterday was my first workout of the year. The good news is that I’m still here to tell the story. I did, or should I say I tried to do 20 minutes of Zumba at home following one of my DVD’s. As I was stumbling around I it was hard to believe I used to teach it twice a week for 3 years. Oh my goodness, I can’t believe how out of shape I am!
I also did some upper body work using my new resistance bands. I’m happy to say I was a little more successful working with the bands and it was a much more gentler workout. Here’s the thing, when you are just starting out or in my case restarting, it’s important to start slow. Your body needs time to get used to the new activity.
It hit me yesterday that my body is not the same body I had three years ago. I have aches and pains that I didn’t have back then, which makes it more challenging for me to workout. Not impossible of course, but definitely challenging. But I have finally embraced my reality and accepted that my journey is simply taking me down a different path. I can still workout. I can still reach my goal. Just not in the way that I’ve done so in the past and that’s okay!
As much as I love Zumba, I just can’t do it anymore. This is a real hard pill to swallow and it makes me sad but I can’t stay in that head space because I have to keep moving. And that is exactly what I’m doing. I would like to be able to go faster, farther longer, but right now that’s not where I am. Fitness doesn’t happen overnight and so I’m learning to be patient with myself and the process and giving it time to work.
Your Turn To Share
In what ways have you had to adjust the path of your journey because of life circumstances?