Excuses?

Today, I think perhaps for the first time ever, I absolutely, unequivocally skipped a workout.  I got changed into workout clothes, ran to two different ends of town to get my kids from school and headed to CrossFit.  I chatted with the coaches, enjoyed the company of the other athletes, swung my PVC pipe around a little and then I packed up my kids, got in my car and went home.

I'm dead serious when I say that this has NEVER happened to me before.  I am one of the most self-motivated people I know.  I will absolutely die trying at whatever I put my mind to but, for some reason tonight, I just couldn't do it.

I berated myself mercilessly the entire car ride home.  Believe me, you feel pathetic on a whole new level when you, as a Personal Trainer, are unable to motivate yourself to workout.

About an hour after I got home, still stuck in an endless cycle of negative self-talk I finally got it. Just shut up.  Draw a line under it.  Move on.  It's one thing to stay in bed an extra hour because it's cold and you just don't want to work out.  But seriously, if you can get TO THE GYM, ready to go and then not manage to get your butt in gear to start the workout - you're just not supposed to workout!  And so - I rest.

Lesson?  Even trainers suck sometimes.  I'm not super human, I have to talk myself into all of this stuff too.  BUT on the days when you absolutely cannot do it, if none of your usual tricks work then your body is sending you a message.  It's time to rest.  Embrace the rest.  Be okay with it. Your body will thank you for it!