Today was the hardest day so far, not training wise, but energy, mood & motivation wise. Woke up very groggy, tired sore & achey muscles all over. Never really got my energy at all today. I stuck with the diet and front loaded the day with my calories and the fruits to get some good carbs into my system.
I was supposed to attend a meeting today but I was so foggy in the brain I just couldn't make it. I finally motivated to go do some training and was planning to hit the pool first, but a text from my friend Todd said he was getting ready to do Yoga X in the studio above the bike shop, so I headed there.
It was really motivating to do it with a friend!
Yoga X is HARD! I made it to the half-moon pose, then we did a few of the following balance moves and I was done.
The stretching in Yoga X felt great, especially in the hip flexors. I'm looking forward to doing it next week. I'm a little bit dissapointed I've missed swimming all this week, but seeing how difficult many of the moves in the yoga and core synergistics have been, I think I've allowed my body to become very much a single sport (or tri sport) body. It may be good in the short term, but for simply living live, enjoying movement, and keeping weight under control, I'm seeing more and more how important full body work is, especially as we get older.
What is it about the body turning 40s that makes it rebel so much? Is it simply the inactivity that has set in ? Keep in mind this is only relative inactivity...I mean I still raced my bike a bit this fall and swim regularly, and was running up to 3 miles last summer.
I'll keep you all posted of course.
interesting stats so far:
Body weight up by 2 pounds
Seeing muscle definition in my upper body/shoulders (deltoids & biceps)
Lost 1/2" from my waist (I think??)
Keep pressing play!!
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