Last night I ate something that didn't agree with me (personally I think it was the cottage cheese) and was up for a large part of the night throwing up and generally not feeling well. So I decided that, in order to finish the Spartan Warrior Workout Program on a high note, I'd have to take today. Don't worry, I'm still going to accomplish the workout in 30 days; when I wrote the workout, I said 30 days; really though, this program can be done in 29 days.
See? Only 29
This way, I get to rest and recover from this unexpected turn of events to end on a really high note.And actually, this is a great lesson. Too often in life we push ourselves to the point of collapse, only to give our bodies and minds insufficient amounts of rest and relaxation before doing it all over again. What's worse is that our bodies give us the warning signs. If our shins start to hurt while we run, rather than stop and take care of our injured legs, we buy expensive orthotics and run more. If we hurt our backs while lifting equipment, we take two aspirin and "suck it up."
We need to listen to our bodies more; they are our best teachers.
To help out more with this, I've made this video to talk about my experiences with listening to my body. Enjoy. Tomorrow, I'm gonna hit it hard; assuming my body will let me.
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