A question I get asked a lot is when do I train myself? For the last few years I have taken my girls to daycare, trained 8-9am , then went to work (the 930-1030 session, Tues, Thurs, Fri).
But this year, as you know, my daughter started prep. I can't drop her off at school any earlier than 830, which obviously throws a massive spanner in the works for my training timetable.
I decided a few weeks ago to pause my gym membership while I tried to establish a new routine.
This has led to me not training for about 5 weeks.
And let me tell you, the pain and discomfort I have been in for not moving my body for such a long time has been horrid. My hips and back have been aching and catching, with no amount of stretching has helped.
Until yesterday when I whipped out my kettlebells and did my own workout.
I felt instantly better and now all my back and hip pain is gone!
Years ago I wouldn't have recognised why I was in so much pain, and I would have made physio appointments and massage appointments to try and relieve some of the pain and discomfort I was experiencing when in reality I just needed to exercise.
My membership pause ends on Wednesday and while I'm still not 100% sure when I will fit in my sessions I know I absolutely will find a way to make it work; my body screams at me if I don't find a way to prioritise it.
I know that again in the future there will be a point where I will have to take weeks off training and I also know that it won't be long before I am back because of how shitty I feel when I take too much time off.
I don't see having to pause training for a couple of weeks a failure. It's part of the life, and I appreciate how much movement does for me, especially physically, after my few weeks off.
So if you're feeling tight, achy and stiff you don't need a massage, physio appointment or to sit down, you probably just need to get out and move!
Shea
xx
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