New Month, New Me
Do you live your life reactively or proactively? For the last eighteen years I feel like I’ve been living my life reactively. I get the most important things done and can function surrounded by a low level of chaos. But imagine how much better and more productive my life would be if I were more in control, more organized, more proactive. Now that we’re four weeks into the school year, I’m learning how to cope with my son being gone (sob!) and my daughter’s schedule. At the beginning of this week I made a chart of each day- what time my daughter wakes up, what time she goes to school, what time I go to work, and when I’m going to work out. No two days are the same, which made it super confusing at first. But now I’m getting the hang of it. So how am I getting in that pesky strength training? Glad you asked! I have a new idea that I’m trying out this month. Before each run, I’m doing a short Strength for Runners class on the Peloton app. Did you know you can search for exactly what kind of class you want by using the filter? Ha ha… of course you did. I’m probably the only one who wasn’t using that. But now I’ve realized I can search for a Strength for Runners class by instructor and/or duration, and then I pick one that is ten to twenty minutes long and doesn’t use weights. Here’s the way I’m looking at it. I just don’t believe my glutes are that weak. At least, that’s not really the problem. I’ve been doing strength training for years, so I don’t think my glutes are too weak for me to run properly. I think they’re not firing correctly. By doing a SFR workout as a warmup, I’m getting those muscles activated properly. I’ll still do one dedicated day of strength training a week, with weights, because of course I can always be stronger. I’ll also do a power yoga class once a week, which counts as strength (in my world) and I’ll do two yoga flow classes, and two restorative yoga classes. That’s the plan! On a side note. I’m still dealing with the plantar fasciitis. Instead of spending money on shockwave treatments (again) or expensive doctor visits (again), or looking into some sort of injection, I decided to do things the old fashioned way. I went to Target, looked in the foot care section, and came home with these: These aren’t a permanent solution, but I’m planning to wear them in my work shoes. My favorite part is the little extra pad of cushioning in the heel. I’m already suffocating at work because of wearing a mask all day, and stepping down on my heel spur 100,000 times a day was about to drive me insane. We’ll see how these work out while I’m deciding what to do next. Happy September! Do you have any new plans or goals for this month?