Getting Thru a Day

Harder Than It Looks

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1. Modifications

If any of you have taken an instructional workout class, the trainer explains the movement and then typically gives modifications to either make it easier or more advanced. Arrogant me, I typically aim for the advanced movement. In a recent class, the Nike Master Trainer Kirsty Godso said:

“Sometimes the lesser modification is better than the advanced move. Don’t think just because it’s advanced that it’s better. Sometimes a modification works better for your specific needs.”

That bit of coaching helped me through that particularly tough workout, rather than giving up.

2. You’re Allowed

A more recurring feeling that we all might share is, why do we work so hard every day? Why do some days feel like a rat race?

In my previous post on Stuff, I wholeheartedly recommend the book A Pslam for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. Spoiler alert, one of my favorite lines in it is:

“You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live. That is all most animals do.”