Of course, I plan
workouts. I even share the weekly
workout on Mondays, or at least its outline.
Here’s the thing: the workout on
the paper might not resemble what we actually do.
I can plan the Very Best
Workout Ever and then a client shows up with knee pain, or shoulder pain, or
even the worst work stress in the universe.
We have to adapt. Sometimes that
means a gentler version of an exercise.
Other times, my clients have taken leaps forward and need something more
challenging. Still other times, it’s
clear that lots of stretching and rolling would really help more than anything
else, or that a brief detour on to the Pilates equipment will enhance the rest
of the workout.
We have to stay present
when we’re working. We need to check
that what we are doing is actually good for us, right now (this does not mean
that it is always fun, although I try my best to make even the worst exercises
less horrible than they could be…).
We are not robots. Sometimes we are achy, hungry, stressed,
tired humans. My goal is always that we
leave our workouts better than when we started.
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