Get Fit: Hitting the Wall

This post is part of my ongoing “Get Fit” series, an effort to lose a little weight/tone up, and save money by reducing the number of meals I eat out.

No matter your fitness level, you’re going to experience peaks where you feel great, but you’ll also experience valleys and at times feel completely unmotivated, or that you aren’t progressing at all.

No matter what part of the cycle your body is in, there will be times when you hit a wall and feel like you have little motivation or simply feel as if you have nothing else to give. Unfortunately I found myself feeling this way last night.

I’ve been inline speed skating pretty consistently for about a month now and am getting adjusted to my new boot and the larger wheels. Things have been going pretty well and my progress has been promising, but I’ve had a nagging cold for about a week and a half which has hurt my performance.

At last nights practice we did a drill that seemed to wipe out my energy and motivation very early on. Before long I found myself sitting on the sidelines watching my teammates skate… and feeling very discouraged. I wanted to be on the floor, but had the overwhelming feeling of “I just can’t do it.”

I processed the feelings for a bit, pulled out my iPhone and posted this on Facebook,

“Getting killed at inline speed skating practice tonight. A bit discouraging.”

I’m not sure if publicly admitting that my performance wasn’t where I wanted to be helped or if it was simply getting it off my chest… but by the next event I was able to turn things around and finished the practice on a strong note.

When your motivation is down and energy is zapped it’s important to work through the feelings because you’ll eventually break through and reap the benefits of your effort.

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