I am going to go out on a limb
here and say that very few people probably find brushing their teeth all that
exciting. We all, I hope, do it,
but it is most likely not the high point of the day. Sometimes exercise falls into that tooth-brushing spot: boring, habitual, and useful.
I love what is habitual and
useful. If our fitness routines
are both of those things, great!
It’s the boring that gets
me. Unfortunately, boring also
tends to undermine the habitual and useful part. When we always do the same exercise, we don’t have to think
about it. Our bodies go through
the motions and our brains check out rather than connect with what we are
doing. We work the same muscles in
the same way over and over.
Let’s shake it up a bit. If we’ve been doing all circuits, let’s
throw in a heavy lifting day. If
it has been treadmill for months, let’s go outside. The new muscle movements will wake up body and mind and
reinvigorate the practice.
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