Are You Stuck In a Rut?
June 4th, 2009
I am and it’s starting to drive me a little nuts!
I have talked for so long on this blog about the great benefits of incidental exercise, where you find ways to include a workout during your normal day activities.
It’s a really great way of keeping in shape and more importantly to keep things fun and interesting.
But what happens when your day routine changes to such a degree that you aren’t visiting parks or the beach or whatever you do on a regular basis?
Hence the reason for this post. Our situation has changed. Both my partner and I are on an extended break right now, in-fact it’s been almost 2 months of no work and plenty of rest time. The problem is, the rest time has not included incidental exercise. So to make up for this we have been doing our workouts at home and I have to say, I’ve had enough!
I know it shows a lack of will power or motivation in so much as I can’t do a workout routine day in and day out but the thought of waking up tomorrow and riding my exercise bike for an hour is filling me with dread.
Today we got so fed up with the whole thing that we gave our workout a miss and went for a nice long walk. It was fantastic! We walked for over an hour up and down hills, across sand at the beach and then a power walk back home.
We loved it so much that we plan on doing it tomorrow. I am so glad we got ourselves out of the rut and am kicking myself for ever getting into one in the first place.
So to answer my own question, just stop doing whatever is making you feel like you’re in a rut and look for alternatives. Don’t give up, don’t get fed up, just do something different. You will be amazed at how quickly your negative thinking will change to a more positive attitude.
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