The post-half marathon euphoria has now passed and I'm back faced with the task ahead. I felt very focused and disciplined yesterday, and I am still focused and know what lies ahead and what I need to do. I'm just struggling with the classic end of the day feeling! What my body would like is to curl up in a ball, have a little nap and eat cheesecake. (And this is what I would have done 2 years ago). What I will actually do is go to the gym, do a decent length workout incorporating lots of weights and stretching, and fell infinitely better for it.
I have scheduled in a run for tomorrow morning, about 7 miles is 'all' I can fit in before work, and it'll be interesting to see how my body reacts to that! But the sooner I get back out there the better as I know how quickly running fitness can dip if you miss a week or two.
I don't understand quite why I still struggle so much to get motivated for exercise! I know that I've never done an exercise session and regretted it, and that once I am there I will actually enjoy it and all the associated health benefits. I had read somewhere that for something to become a habit you have to do it something like 20 times. Well I've definitely clocked up a lot more visits than that and it's certainly not a habit yet! But then I suppose doing something out of choice even though you don't feel like it is actually just as important as what your habits are in the first place?
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