With gyms closed and outdoor activities limited, it goes without saying that our normal fitness routines have been interrupted. Yes, there are tons of home options being broadcasted all over the internet. Yes, home workouts mean saving a lot of time (not having to travel back and forth to the gym). Yes, home workouts are… Continue reading Feeling Unmotivated without the Gym? You can change that.
Category: Habits
Create Your Own Home Strength Workout with this Template
There is no shortage of home workout options on the internet right now. And while it can be comforting to turn on a video and let someone else tell you what to do and how to do it, there’s a lot of utility in being able to put together your own well-balanced workouts customized to… Continue reading Create Your Own Home Strength Workout with this Template
Self-Isolation & Self-Reliance
Much of the world is deep into self-isolation right now. Personally, I’m on day twenty-three (not that I’m counting every minute or anything). When my shelter-in-place started, I was anxious about it but couldn’t really articulate why. I already spend a lot of time on my own (work from home, live alone), so self-isolation wouldn’t… Continue reading Self-Isolation & Self-Reliance
Mitigating Training Stress: Working-out vs Working-in
Now is a particularly interesting time to be writing about training stress. Many, if not most, of us don’t currently have access to a training facility. And many, if not most, of us probably feel MORE stress due to this temporary lack of access. I’m going to challenge you to use some the the suggestions… Continue reading Mitigating Training Stress: Working-out vs Working-in
Shift Your Mindset with This Practice
I want to tell you how my Sunday went. First, here’s how I intended it to go: Wake up at 7am, do some yoga, meditate, drink coffee. Shower and get pretty. Eyebrow wax at 10:15am. Some self-care, you know. Meet two of my closest friends at one of my favorite brunch places at 11am. Eat… Continue reading Shift Your Mindset with This Practice
The Soft Reset: Bouncing Back After Over-Indulging
I spent last weekend doing a bunch of things I LOVE: traveling, meeting great new people, going on fun outdoor adventures, eating lots of amazing food and drinking a lot of wine. And while I really do adore all of these things, they’re also extremely draining for my introverted, just-getting-over-burnout self. When I take vacations,… Continue reading The Soft Reset: Bouncing Back After Over-Indulging
First, Get Some Sleep
Relieving Stress Through Self-Care: Part One Last week we covered what stress is, and the chronic type of stress that causes the most suffering. This week, we’ll start focusing on some strategies to start the process of de-stressing. In my experience, the first line of defense ALWAYS needs to be meeting our own basic, physical… Continue reading First, Get Some Sleep
Embracing Real Habits (to free up your mind)
There’s a ton of positive energy surrounding the beginning of January - a new start, a clean slate, a chance to take on projects that we’d been putting off during the previous calendar year. We’re now halfway through that month, and it can be around this time that our enthusiasm about our New Years goals… Continue reading Embracing Real Habits (to free up your mind)
They can’t all be good days: a mini-post
I’m having an off-day. I refuse to call it a bad day, but it’s decidedly not good. We all have these, and we all handle them differently. In the past, my MO was the following: sad music, sad movies, the greasiest takeout I could get my hands on, and Oreos (or Oreo ice cream depending… Continue reading They can’t all be good days: a mini-post
Training through change
Dec 30 - Jan 5 Training Log Last week was… eventful. Between the New Year holiday, saying goodbye to my job/home gym, and getting started on some of my own personal work projects (like this blog), there’s been a lot going on! I’ve been struggling with finding the motivation to train while between events, and… Continue reading Training through change
