In One Week is a feature where one or more staff members take on a new habit for a week. In this IOW, a staffer works out every day before school.
Monday
Today was my first day of working out before school and I am looking forward to this experiment. I’ve been trying to become healthier lately, and hopefully this adjustment pushes me to pick up new habits. Surprisingly, I found it easy to wake up and get going. I decided to run two miles in my neighborhood as a warmup before doing my leg workout for 45 minutes. I felt energized throughout the day and didn’t need my daily afternoon nap. I hope that this is the theme for the rest of the week.
Tuesday
Yesterday my cheer team and I went to the weight room causing me to wake up extremely sore. I decided to skip my run because my thighs were burning and I went ahead and did my upper body workout. It felt good, especially since my arms are pretty weak but it took a toll on me and I fell back asleep. I was beginning to dread the rest of the week.Wednesday
I was exhausted when I woke up this morning that I immediately went back to sleep and set my alarm for later. I skipped my run again but worked on my abs after finally managing to wake up. I felt better during the day and I believe I can get back to my run tomorrow.
Thursday
I woke up very late even though I set my alarm. I ended up doing one leg lift on each leg before promptly going back to sleep.I was really disappointed in myself but I plan on getting back on track tomorrow.
Friday
My plan didn’t work out. I didn’t even wake up this morning to exercise. I felt bad yesterday about missing a workout and now I feel even more guilty. I definitely love pushing my body to it’s physical limits but I can’t wake up early to do it. I now know that I am going to adopt working out after school once cheer season is over. It’s a nice way to start the day but waking up early to do it just isn’t worth it in my book.
Overall the week wasn’t that awful. Of course, I did have some moments where I was cursing the world and questioning why I decided to work out before school, but looking back on the experience it was eye-opening to learn that I will never be a morning person, no matter how much I wish I was. I was also pretty relieved to know that I do enjoy exercise, just not first thing in the morning.