Sometimes when we don’t feel like doing a workout or being active, we should do it anyway.
Work on the discipline of consistency.
With most injuries, you could still do something to improve your fitness and health.
We did a walk around Draycote with the kids yesterday, it’s the furthest they’ve walked and came on
the back of two full days at Chessington World of Adventures.
They did well and got round with some snacks and not much fuss.
Last week, we started on a family couch to 5k, “K” needs to be a little fitter to do her next Kung Fu grading. This morning, we did run 3 on the way round to the lake we knew that “A” wasn’t going to make it.
Energy for him is never a problem, today it was. So he had a
nature nap on a bench while the rest of us cracked on.
Sleep hasn’t been great for him since they moved in, couple with the heat and change in routine, it’s been terrible.
The nature nap was the right decision, he did the last lap with us and managed a full energy afternoon with his cousin. He didn’t really have a nap but for him to do a little breathing and be still for 15 minutes was enough. A kid version of NSDR.
Doing a workout for discipline and consistency when you’re tired is good; when you’re completely exhausted, a recovery session would be much more valuable.
The key is to be aware of how your body feels and know when your brain/mindset is saying take it easy rather than a physical need. Tracking your performance in certain exercises, lifts or distances is a simple way to do so.
That becomes easier if you actually
follow a programme, if you would like want designing specifically for you, your goals and your timeframe, let me know.
Darren “needs to listen more often” Checkley