A Hurdle on the Next Step of the Journey

by Yuri in Client Journeys, Treadmill Trainer Running, Yuri's Workouts

Headed towards Weeks 3 and 4  on FitterUFitness with all engines firing, and……..BAM! a hurdle.

On a high raw diet, I have been thrilled to NEVER get sick. Well, until 2 weeks ago! I can be an “all or nothing person”, and when I do things, I tend to put my heart into them, it can be hard to find a balance. Achieving more balance in my life is on my “to do” list.

Week 3

Feeling poorly but ignoring what my body was trying to tell me, I  just kept pushing and juggling. I started week 3 with my Push Pull Swing workout, followed by the killer core with a friend. (I heard her say “I hate you Yuri” ! This made me smile, it meant she was feeling it. Im after  awesome arms and a great back so I really wanted to do the Chest & Back 1 and  Arm Sculpter 1, but, it wasn’t to be.  I had lost my “groove” it had left the building, and I didn’t know what to do.

So I ran, I just plugged my ipod in, turned on Interval Training 1, and I ran. The intensity wasn’t there,  but my body did what it could.  My Beautiful friends bought me raw mushroom soup to work, and I fed my body juicy fruits the rest of the week.

Week 4

I had planned on increasing intensity further this week, leading up to month 2 FitterUFitness, but, I just didn’t seem to have it in me. All I wanted to do was sleep this week, but I couldn’t get time of .  I listened more closely to my body,  it told me to sleep and run! I didn’t follow the FitterUFitness program this week, I did manage a heavy legs session (my dodgy knee survived), and I ran on the treadmill for 20 min bursts, (again, my knee survived)!  I only managed about 4k’s max, but it felt good to just move.

Finally, I gave in, fell asleep in my clothes, and slept on and off for 2 days! When I really woke up, I ate watermelon and grapes, put my trainers on, headed outdoors, and I ran…..Im only starting back running, so Its not  far or fast, but I am running again. I ran to the beach, it took 20 minutes, and I felt like I could have run forever!

Was my groove back? not all of it, but nearly.

So I didn’t achieve what I wanted the last 2 weeks, but I learnt a few things to help me long term

Listen to your body

Its ok and vital to rest when needed

A hurdle is just a hurdle, don’t bash into it. Go around it, step over it and Leap it when you can!

So, Im going gently into this week. Ive  decided to repeat week 4 FitterUFitness, do at least 1 secondary workout and Im aiming for cardio at the intensity that I can. Next week Ill start Month 2 and I cant wait

If all else fails, I will just run……..

Have an awesome week everyone and Keep on Keeping on!

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