Have you ever heard this quote?

“Sing like no one is listening.

Love like you’ve never been hurt.

Dance like nobody’s watching.”

Or something like that… well today I danced like nobody was watching and it felt great. I highly recommend it. <3

This week’s update is gonna be short and sweet! Yesterday’s post took all my energy; or maybe it’s because I realized this past week, that I only took 6 rest days in 2017 so far!

Below are the workouts I did over the past week:

Friday
No spin, just an easy 2.2 mile hike with my niece and her boyfriend. (I had a killer massage that morning too, where my LMT tackled my tight SI joint. Ouch.)

Saturday
REST DAY – I was feeling run down and tired. I watched lots of TV and ate more chips and hummus than I care to admit.

Sunday
Barely made it through 6.8 WINDY miles of my scheduled 10 mile run. But it’s always better to under train, than overtrain… right? (That’s what I kept questioning, until I actually sat and looked at my workouts since the first of the year.)

Monday
Kundalini Yoga, which I talked about in my Motivation Monday post. It was incredible and very relaxing; very gentle.

Tuesday
Another REST day, still wasn’t feelin’ it. Had to respect my body’s messages.

Wednesday
5 miles – nice tempo, finally felt good to get out there and sweat again! But it took some pep talking!

Thursday
30 minutes of weights and core, 37 minutes of hill repeats on the spin bike (felt energized today and therefore did some dance breaks in between sets!)

Below is the snapshot of my Strava calendar to hold me accountable!

Below is a little comparison for my increase in workout volume over the past 12 months. As you can see, March-June were pretty low. It wasn’t until July that I started running regularly again – and it was 2 miles here and 2 miles there. By October, we had made the conscious decision to stop trying for a family, after 6.5 years. It was a huge weight off my shoulders, to allow myself to move forward with my life — and pick up running regularly again. Then the holidays hit, of course, but January was an awesome start to the year!

Although I felt like I was being very careful about not over-training, I think it became a little too close for my comfort last week. I thought I was in the clear, since every workout was easy to moderate intensity, with just one intense workout a week. But you can see below that I worked out every single day, for 19 days straight. Now before anyone freaks out, at least once a week there would be a restorative yoga, or a 30 minute easy walk on the treadmill, etc. But it just goes to show, that even when you feel like you are pacing yourself appropriately, you still need to ultimately listen to your body. For me that meant sleeping in a couple days and doing NOTHING in terms of workouts. (See above, chips and TV were part of the equation too.)

Lastly, here are the scribbles in my Be Well Fitness Log, it truly helps me stay accountable to myself. 🙂 Note: I have not had dinner yet, so it’s not listed on Thursday!

Until next week!

Sleep hard.
Get moving.
Trust Your Gut.