Sometimes the person we are when we plan our workouts is not the person we are when it comes time to do the workouts. This can happen for any number of reasons (alien invasion, cranky baby, sore hammies…). Why it happens is not that important. Having a backup plan is, however, helpful.
I was recently reading a habit blog that suggested making a list of things that make us feel good for those times when we need to be reminded of how to feel good. I am shamelessly stealing the concept and applying it to our workouts. We need to make a list of exercises or a list of workouts that make us feel good.
In practice, this might mean that when we look at our planned workout, see that there are burpees, and think we might die right then, we choose, instead, to substitute an exercise we like for the burpees, like maybe flies. Another way this could work is that we could look at our planned weight workout, recognize that we’re sore already, and choose some restorative Pilates instead. We can all adapt. We just have to remember to plan for it!
Go play.
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