I just walked in the door from completing my fifth straight workout for the week. I am feeling wonderful both physically and mentally. Accomplishing this has not been without it’s struggles. Each time I tried to get out of bed this week my bed miraculously grew arms and tried to hold me hostage. But I broke free and I’m so glad I did.
After being sidelined for awhile it feels good to move again. My body was craving it. Now please allow me to be clear. As I explained to my friend Donna last night, I had two goals going into this.
First, I just wanted to get myself back into the habit of working out. I wanted to get my mind back on track and wrapped around the idea that this is going to be a daily thing for me. Not an option. This is a part of my life…the thing I do…and part of who I am. I need my mind to accept that as truth.
Second, I needed to ease my body back into moving. I’ve been dealing with so much discomfort (and to some extent still am) that my body was starting to atrophy. Sounds extreme, but I was feeling just a bad from not moving my body as I was from moving it. Now that some of the pain has subsided I wanted to ease myself back into movement and loosening up my very tight muscles and joints.
My workouts have been brief…just 30 minutes and I have not put any intensity into the mix. I go. I walk. I leave. That’s it and that’s okay. As time goes on I will rev things up. The point here is that I’m going for longevity. There is no sense in knocking myself out of the game before I’ve gotten in there real good.
I will keep going at this pace for a few more weeks and then I will kick it up a notch. I’m very clear on this being my race and I’m going to run it (or should I say walk it) at my pace.
So with that all said, it’s time for me to “run”. As I’ve already said, I’ve completed my workout for the day. I’ve also done my laundry and grocery shopping all before 7:00 a.m. This blog post is completed and I still have a full day of work ahead of me. Hey what can I say? When a girl is focused a girl is focused and this girl is not only focused but she’s also on fire
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Are you in need of a reboot? If so, what’s your plan for getting started?