I know many people just go to the pool, no matter what, they don't give themselves a choice, but I've succumbed to bad case of blues. Swimming always has been my salvation for depression, but now I am finding it very hard to get out of the house to get to the pool.
I know "inertia begets inertia" (I read that once); thus I just gotta get myself to the pool. Anyone out there have any ways they trick their minds/bodies when it feels like the world is made of cement? Drugs aren't the answer for me; been there, done them. Swimming really has been an incredible help. I have swim goals: I'm not accomplishing them due to the incredible pull of my cozy bed and evening "house" clothes.
I think just getting in the habit of getting up and exercise and sticking with it is key.
Like others mentioned, I get all my stuff ready the night before (down to assembling my lunch and snacks in one area of the fridge). My alarm goes off, I get up, and go.
This past summer I switched things up a bit, running 2 mornings during the week. Rather than get my schedule out of whack, I simply woke up at the same time. I have to think now when I get up, do I put on my running outfit or my swimming one (it could look odd if I run in just a swimsuit).
I also started to do some pre-exercises and stretching before I leave home. Just some light stretching mixed together with pushups, crunches, etc. Not that it has been cool outside yet here, but if/when it is, it helps get my body a little warmed up, and I'm more in the mood to really get in a workout, regardless of what I'll be doing.
Come January, I do sometimes get similar feelings. It is a combination of lack of sunlight, after Christmas, and cold. But I try to just keep going...and always feel GREAT after I do get in a workout.
I think just getting in the habit of getting up and exercise and sticking with it is key.
Like others mentioned, I get all my stuff ready the night before (down to assembling my lunch and snacks in one area of the fridge). My alarm goes off, I get up, and go.
This past summer I switched things up a bit, running 2 mornings during the week. Rather than get my schedule out of whack, I simply woke up at the same time. I have to think now when I get up, do I put on my running outfit or my swimming one (it could look odd if I run in just a swimsuit).
I also started to do some pre-exercises and stretching before I leave home. Just some light stretching mixed together with pushups, crunches, etc. Not that it has been cool outside yet here, but if/when it is, it helps get my body a little warmed up, and I'm more in the mood to really get in a workout, regardless of what I'll be doing.
Come January, I do sometimes get similar feelings. It is a combination of lack of sunlight, after Christmas, and cold. But I try to just keep going...and always feel GREAT after I do get in a workout.
