Everyone has those days where they feel like they need to rest. There may be days when they don’t have an exercise that comes to mind and they don’t work out. But too many rest days can majorly impact your workout regimen if you want to develop a plan.
I have had my ups and downs with exercising, and they continue to fluctuate each day. I’ve had weeks where I felt like I was at an all-time high and I could create workouts to do and I felt in-tune with my body. However, I have shared similar weeks where I couldn’t fathom a workout to commit to for thirty minutes to an hour. There are even some occasions where I’m simply not satisfied with the way the workout went.
To me, a good workout doesn’t necessarily mean breaking a sweat, but to feel an extreme rush of endorphins after exerting your body to the maximum.
Most of the obstacles that hold me back from exercising are the amount of motivation to actually do it. If a person wants to implement a healthy workout regimen, time management is essential in order to stay on track and notice results. However, it is extremely easy to get off track or slip once. After those few mistakes, the routine will be broken. It’s an understandable amount of pressure and it can push anyone to simply give up.
It’s easier to give up compared to working harder because the question of “what’s the point?” may be wandering around. I have questioned myself many times throughout the years whether I was getting the results I wanted, and every time I let one negative thought go through my head, I created a plan in order to achieve the goal.
Viewing people that were fitness inspirations, or “fitspirations” helped me develop an idea of what I want to do in the fitness realm and find new exercises or types of fitness to implement in my routine. However, this can have a drawback because you have to respectfully admire the hard work of people without becoming obsessed with the idea of whether you can or cannot perform the exercise. I learned going at my own pace and achieving the goal is more effective because it’s healthy to aspire to be an individual but remember to always go at your own pace and push your body out of the comfort zone.
Moral of the story is don’t give up. Putting in the smallest amount of effort will make a difference more than you know.