02/17/2022
Inconsistently consistent.
Huh? Yep. Here me out...
I'm getting it done, when I can, however often as I can, without getting down on myself if I miss a workout here and there. Listening to my mind and body and giving it what it needs. Im making progress in the RIGHT areas - In how I feel and moving correctly, without joint pain/discomfort. Inconsistently consistent.
This run was one of my best since I started working out in the beginning of December, but it's not because of the time, it's the way I felt, STRONG! It was the first run I didn't feel like I had to really focus on my form and keeping my hips under my body. It was the first time I didn't have to stop, except for the occasional squirrel up a tree. I can't help myself. 🐿
I'm sharing because I told myself my focus would be to get some kind of movement in as often as I could and when I could. Whatever I did would be enough with my final goal to feel stronger and healthier both mentally and physically.
We are ALL too often extremely hard on ourselves and set unreasonable expectations and the disappointment of not reaching our goals stops us in our tracks. Guilty myself of this.
It's extremely hard for me to go easy when it comes to working out. And this journey back has been hard. Getting covid at the end of December took me out for over a week and back pain slowed my roll following it. I got into a dark place and felt like I had to crawl out, EVER. SO. SLOWLY. I hate going easy. I hate doing corrective exercises but i had to go back to basics. My back pain made me realize my body was not moving like it should anymore. I had to retrain my body to move correctly.
Getting through many of these workouts was a real struggle. All I wanted was a hard workout and the release you feel from that! But the payoff is that my back and knee pain has subsided and I've reconnected mind and body. The right muscles are firing when they should and the exercises FEEL GOOD.
That's what progress I'm most happy with and proud of, not my running time or my ability to finally do 10 pushups on the floor. I feel STRONG and IN CONTROL. Most importantly the greatest progress of all for me is that I've kept my habits despite the punches 👊 I've been thrown. For me, keeping this habit is my SANITY in this hard time of social deprivation. Yes even introverts get socially deprived! My family and working out are the only things keeping me sane right now.
My message to you. Go easy on yourself. Start small and stay inconsistently consistent. Meaning, whatever you get done is enough! Roll with the punches and stay strong.
Also if anyone wants to follow me on Strava I'd love to share our workouts whether you're walking, running, biking, etc. And share a thumbs up 👍 to let each other know, I see you getting it done and kudos to you!
Check out my run on Strava.
