Another thing we can declare independence from is ideals. Don’t get me wrong: I am an idealist. But we live in the real world, which is often less than ideal.
In our workouts, there are lots of folks out there who will tell us what the ideal routine for us is. They’ll give us helpful information about heart rates, duration, volume of training, speed, tempo, and all kinds of other stuff. It’s not that that stuff isn’t useful; it just might not work for us in our particular circumstance.
In an ideal world, we’d all get 150 minutes of moderate cardio exercise every week. Expecting to meet that standard when we haven’t been off the couch in years is not realistic or workable. Some of us are coming back from injuries, or have difficulty finding a safe place to work out.
The ideal workout, from a practical perspective, is the one we do. It’s the one that empowers us to do the other stuff we want to do, like live a long time or play sharks and minnows with the grandkids in the pool. Sure, we can aim for the ideals, but we shouldn’t be upset when our ideal is not somebody else’s.
Go play.
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