Happy Friday to you all! Guys, I ran the other day. Not just some light jogging. I really ran. I haven’t ran like that probably since my second trimester of pregnancy. So, almost a year ago. And it felt gooooood. I have tried running post baby before and things just didn’t feel right until now. I am almost 5 months postpartum and I am just starting to run. For all of you mommies out there, if you are frustrated on your progress of getting back to your pre baby fitness abilities, don’t be! It will come. With persistence, practice and patience you will get there.
The other day I needed a mental break. I needed to get away from my desk, get away from the daily grind and didn’t want to have to think at all. When I get in these moods I usually turn to crossfit. There are oodles of programmed crossfit workouts so on the days I don’t want to think I pick one and just do it. I am able to focus on the workout, I feel good breaking a sweat and they are usually pretty short so I can fit them in on a busy day. I wanted to test my running abilities the other day and I love kettlebell swings and always want to be working on my pull-ups I knew it was the workout I needed. Physically, I probably should have done something different for my goals but more importantly I needed it mentally. If my mind isn’t in it, it won’t be a good workout. Sometimes we just need a mental break from the structure and “what we should be doing.” It is okay to take these breaks as long as you get back to goal oriented actions soon after. So, if you are needing a mental break this week and high intensity crossfit style workouts are a good way of doing that for you, give Helen a try!
Helen
3 Rounds for time
– 400 meter run
– 21 American kettlebell swings (overhead)
– 12 pull-ups