We've not been the best about staying in the exercise habit since we left for Michigan. This week, we have made a concerted effort to exercise every weekday. To say it has been difficult is certainly an understatement. It's so tempting to put it off until later, to claim that we are too busy, to say we are too tired, ... or to plead that we are too sore.
I'm certainly feeling the latter. Yesterday, we ran the deck of death for the first time in over a month. According to my Fitbit, my pulse hit 180 (probably when doing toes to bar on the rings). By my final round of running, I felt like my ankles had weights attached to them; I had to force myself to pick up my feet and stretch out my stride rather than barely shuffle forward.
Thus, this morning I was quite tempted to not exercise due to the "too sore" complaint. This is despite knowing that the soreness often gets worse when I spend a day inactive. I'll probably be less sore tomorrow than I would have been if I hadn't exercised today.
Now, I need learn how to shore up my willpower and keep myself from eating away any of the extra calories that I burn from my exercise.
I'm certainly feeling the latter. Yesterday, we ran the deck of death for the first time in over a month. According to my Fitbit, my pulse hit 180 (probably when doing toes to bar on the rings). By my final round of running, I felt like my ankles had weights attached to them; I had to force myself to pick up my feet and stretch out my stride rather than barely shuffle forward.
Thus, this morning I was quite tempted to not exercise due to the "too sore" complaint. This is despite knowing that the soreness often gets worse when I spend a day inactive. I'll probably be less sore tomorrow than I would have been if I hadn't exercised today.
Now, I need learn how to shore up my willpower and keep myself from eating away any of the extra calories that I burn from my exercise.
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