True confession time…I have dropped the consistency ball this week and my body has let me know it. My back is killing me, my right knee and ankle are giving me heck, my shoulder is jacked up and I just feel sluggish.
My Zumba class this morning was the first time I have workout since LAST Saturday and I struggled the whole time. It was the longest hour ever. It didn’t help that I had been traveling all week and just got back last night. It didn’t help that I went to bed late and woke up early, only having four hours of sleep. It didn’t help that I didn’t have breakfast before working out…and it didn’t help that I didn’t stretch not one muscle before going full throttle. And I’m not even going to mention the oppressive heat we are experiencing today. After class it was all I could do to get home and collapse on the couch. I’m still trying to recover.
Anywho, it occurred to me about half way through class today that my body was working overtime to rev itself back up. After seven days of no “purposeful” movement it had gone into a state of rest and had begun to adjust quite nicely. It’s amazing how quickly we become complacent.
About half way through class Newton’s law of motion hit me. A body in motion stays in motion and a body at rest stays at rest. Right then and there I made a silent commitment to myself to KEEP MOVING no matter what! And so with that, my mind is made up. From this point forward I will move my body 5 to 6 days a week, NO MATTER WHAT! Not for weight loss sake, but so I can feel better.
Here’s the thing, there is going to be some form of discomfort either way. I’d rather be sore from putting my body through a focused grind vs. being stiff, achy and feeling bad because I’ve allowed my body to waste away. I have a choice and I am choosing to keep it moving.
Ethel says
I know what you mean. That was me last wee
after not having fruit or vegetables for days.
I was not running becaus my feet hurt and a really tight tendon so my eating went by the
wayside and I felt awful. Still have not run
because I think I need new shoes but will walk.
cheryl says
This is all so real. We know that being healthy takes work. It hurts to move. It hurts NOT to move. I’m sitting here now deciding to go to the track or do T25′ Either would help me feel good,after I do it. I’ve already missed my Monday Zumba class. Why??? Didn’t feel like it. Had a busy day. But although I am exhausted after ward. I makes me feel good. I know you understand what I mean. I’m doing T 25′ after I hit send. Bye y’all.