Great post, Skye! I am absolutely obsessed with some aspects of my health - for instance, I'm a compulsive micro-manager of my type 1 diabetes - but for the last six months I'd rather taken my eye off the ball in terms of my physical fitness.... until last Thursday! Since then I've been reengaging with my body in an effort to get it across the line of a local 5k race, and today I'm on Day 4 of the 'Jog log'. So far, so good! https://rebeccaholden.substack.com/p/jog-log
Hey Rebecca! Look at you go, getting back to race-ready! :D That's awesome. Even more awesome is the way you're pacing yourself and taking it in reasonable steps. I see so many people try to overdo it when they return to workouts. You'll crush that race!
When I was younger I was pretty ashamed of my body and was definitely not friends with it. For a long time I thought it didn't matter and that I wasn't going to be one of those people to whom feeling good about my physical shape "really mattered." But as I grew up I realized that it's something that should be important to everyone to some degree in order to be happy and be your best self! These days I do a lot of active activities, go to the gym regularly, and challenge myself routinely to get better. I've definitely made peace with the fact that I'm probably never going to the Olympics but I'm happy with where I am and continuing to gradually improve without pushing or shaming myself. Staying healthy feels good and I want to keep that feeling!
This is really important, Kyle. Thank you for sharing! I love how you're all about being YOUR best self, not embracing some outside expectation. Staying active and doing what you enjoy is the key. But also, this is important to remind readers that this topic is for all genders. Body care and image are often attributed to women, but ALL of us should be friends with our bodies!
Great post, Skye! I am absolutely obsessed with some aspects of my health - for instance, I'm a compulsive micro-manager of my type 1 diabetes - but for the last six months I'd rather taken my eye off the ball in terms of my physical fitness.... until last Thursday! Since then I've been reengaging with my body in an effort to get it across the line of a local 5k race, and today I'm on Day 4 of the 'Jog log'. So far, so good! https://rebeccaholden.substack.com/p/jog-log
Hey Rebecca! Look at you go, getting back to race-ready! :D That's awesome. Even more awesome is the way you're pacing yourself and taking it in reasonable steps. I see so many people try to overdo it when they return to workouts. You'll crush that race!
Thanks, Skye! Actually, today's 'reasonable step' has become to take the day off! But that's part of ANY healthy training program, right?
Right.....?
#hopeso 🤣
When I was younger I was pretty ashamed of my body and was definitely not friends with it. For a long time I thought it didn't matter and that I wasn't going to be one of those people to whom feeling good about my physical shape "really mattered." But as I grew up I realized that it's something that should be important to everyone to some degree in order to be happy and be your best self! These days I do a lot of active activities, go to the gym regularly, and challenge myself routinely to get better. I've definitely made peace with the fact that I'm probably never going to the Olympics but I'm happy with where I am and continuing to gradually improve without pushing or shaming myself. Staying healthy feels good and I want to keep that feeling!
This is really important, Kyle. Thank you for sharing! I love how you're all about being YOUR best self, not embracing some outside expectation. Staying active and doing what you enjoy is the key. But also, this is important to remind readers that this topic is for all genders. Body care and image are often attributed to women, but ALL of us should be friends with our bodies!