Hello All,
It's been awhile since I've been at the forums; about 4 months actually! AND... about that long since i've swum regularly as well!
This, for the last few years, has been my pattern. I will get into a groove and get into decent shape, then something will happen, i.e. I'll get sick, go on vacation, have a really busy week or two and not be able to go workout, holidays, etc.. and I'll lose it completely for about 2-4 months.. then it starts all over again.
Regardless, I ALWAYS find the pool calling my name after awhile until I absolutely have to get in it again, then of course remember how good it feels to be swimming..
My question is if anyone else has had similar issues with working out regularly, and what they have done, if anything, to overcome this?
Any hints or tricks to help get myself over the little hump and back into the pool quickly before I backslide would be GREATLY appreciated. (I am currently working on self discipline), and any hints on that would be great as well! ;)
Jeanette.
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Was it Woody Allen that said 50% of being successful is simply showing up?
I have always struggled with maintaining motivation. I wouldn't show up because everything seemed to be getting in the way of my workout time - job, health, family, etc.
But in the last year or so, I have found a lot of inspiration in the idea of not letting perfect be the enemy of good. In the past, I have fallen off the workout wagon when I didn't feel perfect or didn't have the perfect amount of time or didn't have the perfect blah blah blah. So I just didn't show up. Now I try to show up and do something, anything. Often it turns out I have a better workout on those days than days when everything seems, well, perfect.
Was it Woody Allen that said 50% of being successful is simply showing up?
I have always struggled with maintaining motivation. I wouldn't show up because everything seemed to be getting in the way of my workout time - job, health, family, etc.
But in the last year or so, I have found a lot of inspiration in the idea of not letting perfect be the enemy of good. In the past, I have fallen off the workout wagon when I didn't feel perfect or didn't have the perfect amount of time or didn't have the perfect blah blah blah. So I just didn't show up. Now I try to show up and do something, anything. Often it turns out I have a better workout on those days than days when everything seems, well, perfect.
