This is how I have felt all day:
Unfortunately one doesn't get a choice in the matter so here goes....
My exercise over the weekend consisted of walks to starve off cabin fever and then interval training in the form of lugging my life into boxes and bags. Sitting on my bed last night, staring at the bare walls that now crave life and colour I felt deflated rather than successful. Not knowing when or where I’ll be unpacking my things was definitely to blame. The irony however is our lives are continually changing. Deja vu rarely happens because we are programmed to expect this change. Knowing this, why are we not better prepared for it?
Last week I had someone older and wiser than me claim that the worst thing that has happened to our generation is credit cards. By providing accessible finance we live in debt rather than accumulating credit. So many of us operate at a deficit rather than squirrelling away a nest egg. There are arguments on both sides as to whether debt is ‘bad’ or not from an economic point of view but in relation to change I think she has a point. Financial security offers peace of mind, something change very quickly upsets. So many of life’s challenges/changes would be easier with the nest egg whether those challenges/changes are loss of income, illness, relationship changes, natural disasters….actually when I think of it there are very few changes it wouldn’t help.
This lead to me thinking about my lethargic metabolism which is still storing away for the non-existent ice age. For so long I have been living in an exercise deficit, thinking 'I’ll work it off tomorrow'. How similar does that sound to ‘I’ll pay it off next month’?!
If I exercised every day, those occasions where a colleague brings in a birthday shout, or you treat yourself to a gelato wouldn't the same compound effect. I know I have a long way to go before I am simply balancing the equilibrium but acknowledging the weight debt and subsequent solution must be the first step and Chloe I think we have!
On that note, my goals for this week are:
Monday Day 1 of Run to 5km program. Walking is going to get the results I want.
Tuesday 6.10am Pump
Wednesday 6.30pm RPM
Thursday 6.20 Balance
Friday 6.10am Pump
Saturday Rest day in Queenstown!
Sunday Walk down south or run when I get home
Now, I am continually amazed that any of you are reading this, if you’ve made it this far you may also be interested in the following link. It is the first TED talk I have ever listened to and although I believe people can change their circumstances at any age, as so many of us are still in our 20’s I think it is well worth investing the 11 minutes of your life to watch it now.
For those in Auckland, Chloe is coming up over Queens Birthday weekend so I thought I would gauge interest in getting a group together for a class? Perhaps Pump on the Saturday morning because we’re both enjoying it and then a healthy juice/smoothie at The Store before Chloe goes crazy in Lulu Lemon! Flick me a text if you are. Because at the end of the day we all need help from time to time!
P x
[Balance on Friday, walks and packing rest of the weekend, Day 1 of 'Couch to 5K' running program]
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