Workout - April 9

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I rested for the last couple of days because my body was feeling rather tired.

For the month of March, I was increasing the duration, intensity, and frequency

of my workouts by quite a bit... probably faster than what would be recommended.

So, I know that now it's time to ease back on my workouts and give my body a

chance to rest, repair, and get stronger before I push again.

I did a workout this morning, because I don't like to take more than two days of

rest in a row. On the third day, even if I still feel tired (like I did this

morning a bit), I will at least try. And I had a great workout. I have

observed that I can't judge what kind of workout I will have by how I feel in

the morning. Sometimes, there are mornings (like today), when I feel tired and

lethargic, yet I have a great workout. And there are other days when I feel

great and full of energy, and can barely complete my run. It's just a theory,

but I think that when I am feeling tired, I run more efficiently because I know

that I have to conserve energy, and on the days that I feel energetic, I run

inefficiently because I have all this extra energy. Just a thought.

I did a 20 minute HIIT session at the same speed as last time. Even though it

felt easy, I didn't up the speed because I know that I can't keep pushing my

body to its max. Not every workout has to be at maximal effort! After the

HIIT, I biked easy for 20 minutes. Just enough to keep my heart up and sweat a

bit... and get stinky too, haha! :-)

With love,

Yuna