Yup,
rest is important. I’m slowly but surely realizing that. In my world I spend a
lot of time over-analyzing things. I’ve always been like that. I’ve actually
gotten much better but I’m a work-in-progress and have a ways to go.
So with
the whole over-analyzing thing, I don’t always see the obvious like the fact
that sometimes we just need a break. It can be from life in general, from
running, from your family, anything but it’s OK TO TAKE A BREAK!
It
really is ok to take a break. We all need one. We get so super-saturated with
everything in this day and age that our bodies and minds need the time off. I
took this past Saturday off from the world. I slept insanely late, didn’t
shower, didn’t do much of anything but I did make soup. Yummy chicken noodle
soup. It was a good day. Yeah, I felt a little guilty taking it off since it
was supposed to be a run day (the end of my 2nd week of half
training) but I can make that up because it’s only one day. I just get a little
hard on myself sometimes. That’s another thing I’m working on.
I did my
long run yesterday (6 miles) and it went great. I learned from last week’s protein
debacle to actually eat a lot of it and I drank coconut water and used a
heating pad when I got home and today I feel great.
The
other thing I’m going to start working on more is my self-image. I started
reading this blog called Dirt Diva this weekend and this chick Catra is
amazing! That’s the only way I can really describe her. She races it seems
almost every weekend and doesn’t do 5K’s, nope, not this girl, her favorite
races are 100 miles. Yeah, 100 MILES! Isn’t that amazing? So while reading this
blog I just got drawn into her style, spirit, outlook and all sorts of other
things that make her a really cool person. She isn’t afraid to put herself out
there. She dresses how she wants and has awesome tattoos to boot. I just really
found myself envying her. I want to be that type of person who just puts
herself out there and does what she wants and dresses how she wants. So yes,
this is something I’m going to start working on more. Being my own person and
feeling strong both mentally and physically at the same time. Like I said
before, I’m a work-in-progress, I like to think we all are and being the best I
can be is a goal that I need to focus on more.
Do you
take needed breaks?
What is
your fitness goal either short or long-term?
Do you
feel you are a work-in-progress?
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