I wish I was kidding but…
I used to spend 80 minutes getting in a 30-minute workout.
Drive to the gym.
Stand around waiting for the class to start.
Listen to instructions and wander around gathering equipment for at least half the session.
Drive home.
Don’t get me wrong, the community was great. There’s something special about moving alongside others, feeling the energy of the room, and pushing yourself in a group.
But it kinda felt like exercise was this big event I had to prepare for.
And if I couldn’t make it to class for some reason, I often did nothing- telling myself I’d “start fresh next week.”
I just didn’t want to rely on that as my only form of exercise.
I wanted to take the pressure off exercise and work out a way I could sustain it for my entire life.
Now, I spend 10 minutes getting in a 10-minute workout. I do this daily.
And my body (and relationship with exercise) has never been better.
I’ve stopped thinking about it so much.
Exercise stopped being this huge commitment that I had to psych myself up for.
Instead, it became a simple, efficient routine- like brushing my teeth.
One that I rely only on myself for and one I can sustain for my entire life.
✔️ If I miss a day, I don’t spiral or start fresh next Monday. I just do it the next day.
✔️ I don’t waste time overthinking what to do- I just follow my GLOW10 plan and move on
✔️ I never feel like I’m starting over because I always have a baseline of movement in my life.
I can still go to a class.
I can still meet a friend for a long, hard walk.
But on the weeks I don’t, it’s not a big deal.
And honestly, that is everything.