What a Friday! What am I saying….its more like “What a year!”
Being in the fitness industry definitely has its perks in terms of fitting the daily workout in. A few exercises in bootcamp , a warm up and abs with a client, a weekly Knox climb with another client, a few reps here and there all throughout the day and I’ve worked out today, right?! Or not.
I have normally been able to schedule my workouts in to my day (just like I’ve told my clients to do countless times), but lately, whether it be from a packed schedule, lack of motivation, no more workout partner or emotional stress (probably a combination of all four) I have been giving myself permission to just “skip it” today. To be honest, I’m not lovin’ the results of that.
Today could have been one of those days. I was busy! I worked from 6am-2pm. Then errands and paper work needed to be done. I thought of stopping at the gym on my way home but I felt guilty that my daughter was home alone all morning. I feel very strongly about my motto, “MOVE DAILY”. Not only for us as adults, but also to make your kids move too. Stratton was heading to the gym, Dezi was going skateboarding, but Piper was watching Looney Tunes! I said, get dressed, we’re going golfing! Lol, just the golfing range…but better than sitting on the couch. Then, just by sheer virtue of being out of the house, I found some motivation. I told her that I would take her to the driving range, but that we were going to stop at the Viewcrest stairs on the way home. She was game!
I knew that I was planning drinks out with the girls that evening, and if I had missed this workout, I knew I would feel like crap the next day.
I committed to 10 flights of stairs.
I didn’t WANT to do it. I wanted to just go home. However, part of the benefit of exercise, is that it increases that feel good hormone, serotonin, and the feeling we have after it is done, is AMAZING! Of course it was so much easier with my little counter and cheerleader there to encourage me. She was so cute yelling at me, “You can do it mom, one more flight to go!”
She was right. I CAN do it.
Yeah, she also had a Slurpee 😉 Don’t judge me…everything in moderation I say 😉
Here’s the main point:
You can do what you tell yourself you are capable of doing!
I LOVE it when my client Daniella whispers before a chin up or a heavy squat, “Ok, I can do this!” I tell her…yeah you can! Of course you can! Who told you that you couldn’t?!
Bottom line? Tell yourself you can, schedule in your workouts, and be kind to yourself if you mess up.
Now go MOVE DAILY.
