Routines

When there is a goal to be accomplished, one should come up with some sort of routine. However, life does happen and sometimes the routine needs to be altered a bit. Just because something comes up that is during your normally scheduled workout time, you can still workout, you just have to alter your plans to include both.

For example, I used to enjoy my weekly long run on Saturday followed by Cyclebar on Sunday mornings. My Sunday mornings before class would be spent sipping my coffee while planning out my week as far as workouts, any appointments and if I had plans with anyone on any given day. But now, I work Saturday mornings at Cyclebar, so wouldn’t it make more sense to take the class before my shift? I could get up early enough to run, shower and get to work, but I altered my typical routine with class on Saturday mornings and getting my long run in on Sundays. Now I am able to get both of my weekend workouts in!

I have my workout goals for the week of what I’d like to accomplish each day. They are thoughout the week on certain days based upon what else I have going on as well as what other workouts I need to get in. For example, if a friend wants to grab dinner on Wednesday night, I will make sure that my workout is done earlier in the day. If I am to go out of town for a few days, I ensure I get my workouts that can only be done here completed before I head out of town and complete my other workouts while I’m gone. If a friend would like to go for a walk or run together one day, I adjust my workout regime so that I can do that with them.

In order to become the best you can be, you have to be willing to adapt your workouts to your life. If you become too strict/focused on a set routine, you can become bored with it and your body could even become “stuck” to the point you are unable to achieve your goals. You may even miss out on life’s events. It’s one thing to cut out early from an event so that you can run the next morning, but it’s another thing to just blow off the event because of the next morning’s run.

Once you are willing to incorporate your workouts into your routine, the sky is your limit.