As you may or may not know I am a stay at home mom so my life is currently my two babies. My husband gets home in the afternoon and I run down to the gym for one hour then back home for dinner, bath, bedtime, etc. Some days can a little more…difficult:) than others and boy tell you what ~ sometimes I sure do not feel energetic enough to go to my class at Excel. But I do. I pack my bag, get dressed and head out ~ trying not to think twice about it. Sure if I think about it I can probably come up with a bazillion reasons why I should stay home…tired, don't feel good, could use a rest, miss hanging out with my husband and it cuts into "our" time, have chores to do, etc. I KNOW from experience that though I may not feel up to it, the moment I walk into Excel my game face is on and I JUST DO IT! And you guessed it ~ I feel a million times better after going. Sure I am probably sore, sweaty, tired(in a good way) BUT I also feel reenergized, proud, confident and balanced. As a mom I don't take much time to myself because that simply is not an option. Someone needs to be fed, held, changed, carried or played with. Something needs to get cleaned, washed, moved, sorted, put away. That's life. I truly believe I NEED to take that hour and focus on my health and well being. And now that I have gone to Excel for quite a while I also get my "adult" time where I get to talk to other ladies and gents. Going to Excel hits my physical health but also hits my mental health for sure! My hope is that you can find a place that does this for you (and a support network). Being a mom is my reality but maybe not yours. Maybe your career and/or school is the focus of your life. Either way ~ we all need at least one hour a day to simply exercise/train. I am for sure not advocating training hard 7 days a week but your hour can be something as simple as a walk or bike ride on the days that you are not strength training or circuit training. If this is something lacking in your life ~ just try to include it for a couple weeks and see (and FEEL) the difference it makes. Life just seems a little easier when you are taking care of your health and fitness.
My husband's work has been slow the last couple of days this week so I have TOCed (teacher on call) at a local elementary school. And trust me TOCing is not easy on the brain. Today I taught K-7 ~ 7 different classes, over 120 kids. Never met these kids before ~ so you are trying to cover the lesson plans set out by their regular teacher, while learning names, while managing the classroom. When you don't know these kids it takes a ton of effort and patience to get the class running somewhat smoothly. All in all it is my recipe for a headache. Literally a full-on, "migrainish", hurts to walk headache. I love kids but I would choose teaching my OWN class over TOCing any day. But this is what I need to do right now to help pay the bills and still be a stay at home mommy which is where my heart is. Long story short, I thought about not going to the gym on and off today. It would have been so easy to throw in the towel. After some positive words of encouragement from my husband I decided to go. After about 5 minutes into my gym class my headache was gone and my energy was lifted. Excel just has that effect on me. Proving to me once again this HAS to be a part of my life no matter what else is going on. I think it makes me a better mother, a better wife, a better person.
So I know you might be cancelling gym left and right due to an array of excuses but you really have to go. No if, and, or buts about it. Nix the excuses, don't think twice and just go. Once you are there it's game on and you will feel a million times better when you walk out. You need to take care of you. Nothing beats having confidence and energy. It is a cliche but JUST DO IT!
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