I can safely say, at my age, I have years and years of training, working out, sessions in the gym, hi and low moments of physical skill but the hardest part...
Is showing up!
It seems a body at rest wants to stay at rest. Falling off a routine is easy, and whats easier is finding 52 different reasons, why you didn't get up early to workout, why you didn't get off the couch and go to your evening class, why you didn't go in Saturday to pick up a class or spend half an hour in Open training.
Getting up, putting on the runners, grabbing that gym bag.....oh the dread!
I am the worst for this, and I have all sorts of tricks I play on myself to counter the little voice that tells me "I will work extra hard next class I deserve a break today, I will get up early tomorrow and start fresh, I will workout later, I will...I will..."
I find preparation goes a long way. If I pack my gym bag ahead of time , lay things out the night before, tell myself I have to be at class like its an appointment, I don't seem to slip into excuses as easy.
(I also put an alarm clock in the bathroom!..it works!)
I 'm always glad once I am at class or finish a workout but I always feel worst about myself when I
start down the slippery slope of randomly showing up.
So really, the hardest part is making that routine, that commitment but it all starts first by showing up.
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Great post :-)
Yep, that sums it up. All the intentions are great, but it's the showing up that counts.
Speaking of which, after the snow melts (for good), you, me and some hills at Chickakoo.
I sooo relate. I'm in love with my snooze button and I have not been able to kick the habit. Thanks for posting this!
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