Happy Good Friday, too, for everyone that observes it! I love Easter and can't wait to have a big family dinner on Sunday to celebrate. I gave up (or really just cut back on) sweets, so I'm looking forward to indulging in a chocolate bunny. My mom always eats the ears off of mine, which drives me nuts.
I go through this cycle every few months, but I am back to being less than enthusiastic about working out. I've actually been avoiding it all together lately...
I realize that's not a speedy pace for a lot of people, but it is way too fast for me. I'm not a speed runner (nor do I enjoy running for speed), but I had a lot of steam to burn off during this workout. Clearly I didn't listen to my body when it was telling me to slow down and my legs were screaming WE CAN'T DO THIS! After hobbling around for a couple of days, I visited the doctor and he thinks I strained the muscle but should be back to normal in the next month or two. In the meantime, I'm pretty much not running (err... jogging) right now.
To help shake off the workout blues, I'm forcing myself back into the gym routine. Tomorrow I'm doing a BodyPump and spin doubleheader, and I'm going to keep doing this Jillian Michaels DVD on days I don't hit up the gym.
Why is she so evil?! This is a killer workout, and targets areas that I never focus on in my other workouts.
I'm also getting back into swimming and trying to do laps at least once a week. So far so good. It's a different type of workout. I think it's more mentally relaxing than the endorphin high I get from other forms of cardio. I love it!
How do you reinvigorate your workout routine? I think it's just about changing things up. You know.... keep the body guessing!
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"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball." :)
I haven't run in two weeks thanks to being completely drained from work. Not looking forward to the 5K I have to run next weekend. Eek!
Sorry to hear about your injury. Next time take it a bit easier, k? I like the idea of mixing up the workouts. Just running gets boring, so adding in various things sounds like the best route to go.
I go through phases like that too, but I just MAKE myself do something and I always feel better afterwards. I try to change up my routines a lot too, I get bored pretty easily!
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