The definition of procrastination is “to put off till
another day or time; defer; delay.” How many times have you told yourself that
you’ll start exercising tomorrow or maybe at the beginning of the next week? Or
worse yet… come the New Year I promise to start exercising.
Well… as excited as I was a couple of weeks ago to finally
be free of plantar fasciitis and able to run without pain I’ve quickly found
excuses for not lacing up the shoes and hitting the pavement. My excuses range
from being too busy, too tired, too stiff (from the run three days ago), and… I
forgot.
The hardest thing about getting back into an exercise
routine is getting back into a routine. Prior to my foot injury I had run at
least two miles every day for four months. At that point it nearly became a
habit and I really looked forward to my run. I need to get back to that point.
The biggest hurdle I face when restarting a fitness program
is that I need to start small. See… in my mind I always hold on to the shape I
was in before I stopped exercising. When I ran my last race in late April it
was a 10 miler and I had a reasonably good time. Now I try running four or five
miles and I’m completely exhausted and frustrated.
In the coming days and weeks I’m going to try and remember
that something is better than nothing. Rather than not going for a longer run
because I don’t have time I need to try and remind myself that even a mile or
two is beneficial.
So… no more excuses! My road to fitness starts
tomorrow.
Jason
