Last Week’s Workout Schedule
Last week I hit an awesome rhythm with working out. I attended classes after work 4 nights in a row, went to the gym every night, and then on the weekend went on several walks and bike rides. It was great and I felt great.
This week however is already a different story. I have events to attend or work every night after work when I’d normally be in an exercise class or working out. It’s only Tuesday and I’m a bit exhausted by this week already! I haven’t exercised yet and I don’t know if I’ll be able to unless I force it at the end of the day when I feel exhausted and just want to sleep.
Most of my weeks aren’t like this but sometimes every monthly event falls on the same week and things get hectic for me.
Adjusting My Workout Schedule
Today I’m wondering how I should adjust my workout schedule to fit these weeks.
Should I completely change everything and try to workout in the morning? I’m not much of a morning person anymore and waking up is sometimes hard. Should I workout after events are done? It’s a possibility but I wouldn’t be at the gym until after 10 pm. Should I simply accept that this week is an anomaly and just do what I can and forgive myself for not working out hard? This could work but I already miss having a hard, sweaty workout at the end of the day.
I’m not sure which option is the best right now. I’m currently leaning with doing what I can. Aka, squats in the bathroom, lots of walking and standing, and taking a walk at lunch. I brought my workout clothes with me today so I might try hitting the gym at 10 pm if I can keep my eyes open. Wish me luck dear ones!
Best of luck! I think even if you don’t have a super every day workout week like last week, don’t beat yourself up about it, I think your plan of getting in squats, lunch time walks is fantastic and still good enough to be proud of!
Thanks Rose!
I’d say do what you can. Just running from even to event and being ‘stressed’ is hard enough on the body so I wouldn’t push it more just for the sake of a workout. Another way to look at it would be to use this as a rest week. Working out every single day, for most people, isn’t recommended because you reach burnout really quickly. So, taking one week to only work out once or twice isn’t going to set you back because you are already getting about 21 days of exercise for the month. Most people, on average, only workout about 12 to 15 days per month. So, just try not to stress, do what you can, and move on. It’s just one week. Plus… it may make you look forward even more to classes… you know, the whole distance makes the heart grow fonder thing! ;)
So true! I can’t make any classes this week so I’m really looking forward to it next week!
Don’t be so hard on yourself! You are doing great. On days I can’t make it to the gym, I do a circuit of jump rope, sit-ups, push ups, squats and end with a few planks. I try to do 2 or 3 sets of 50 each. Except the planks of course. Even these basic exercises with give you a good workout! Hang in there!
Very true! I did some circuits of planks, pushups, and squats yesterday and I actually did end up forcing myself to stop at the gym last night. It was 10 pm but I was glad I did it because it probably won’t happen for the next few days. I loved lifting weights at night when the gym was empty so that was a benefit!
I say if you are really worried about not getting in a workout (which is great-but do remember rest days!!! They are just as important!) then you should look into starting your morning off with a 20 minute HIIT. You can concentrate on different muscle groups for each day so by weeks end you will have had a body blasting workout! I find a lot of these on fitness pages or even Instagram has some great ones like 10 burpees, 30 squats, 10 push-ups, 30 lunges, 10 dips, & 30 jumping jacks repeat this 2 or 3 times. You’ll be sweating for sure and then jump in the shower and power through your day. You’ll be happy you did it because the endorphins boost keeps you going throughout the entire day (better than coffee which I know you are trying to stay away from :)). Hope this helps, but do know taking breaks is OK too!
I woke up thinking about that exact thing Nicole! I actually thought about doing a couple Blogilates videos every morning this week before doing anything else. I have a very specific morning routine right now but I think I could wake up a few minutes earlier and adjust to do that. It definitely would wake me up. Great idea! :)
Talk about stress!
You’re in a stress box! Whatever way you go, there’s more stress. Hate that!
When that happens to me (sometimes even working from home can be stressing), I just STOP and decide what’s most important at THIS moment – blogging, working out, writing emails, cleaning (NOT!), or doing nothing for 10 minutes.
Pretty much! It’s not bad stress at all (I love events and meeting people and making stuff happen) but it is stress. On a week like this I need my exercise stress release so figuring out ways to work it in is important.