Time, part 1

It helps to have some perspective on time when we want to create a healthy relationship with fitness.

When we get started on a program, we need to think a bit about the past.  A good trainer will ask about what we’ve done before, what we liked, what we didn’t like, what injuries we’ve had, and a bunch more stuff about what has already happened with us.  This data helps a trainer keep us safe and also to create a program for us that suits our needs and desires.

 

Once that’s done, our job is to forget about the past.  We also have to keep forgetting it on a daily basis.

 

What do I mean?

 

We’re working out today.  The only relevant body is the one we’re in right now.  It doesn’t matter if we used to weigh 700 pounds.  It doesn’t matter if we used to be the world champion.  We are who we are today.  We need to work with the limitations and capabilities of this moment.  Focusing on where we used to be just distracts us from what we’re working on right now.

 

Some days go better than others.  Some days we can do All The Things and other days not so much.  The only thing that matters in each workout is that we do the best with what we’re working with this time.

 

Go play.