When the Going gets Tough

...The tough gets going. Well, if you take some all-important time out to rest and recooperate, that is.



The importance of resting and just letting your body rest (and breathe... at a normal heart rate, for that matter) for a while is so paramount for anyone following a regular exercise programme. Without it, you'll eventually burn out and this will doubtlessly take its toll on your body and health (I don't really need to point this out, but this totally contradicts the reason of exercising in the first place!).

I've taken some time to chillax recently because I could just feel that my body was practically in protest against itself; the combination of continuous working days with minimal fuel (food and drink) to see my brain and body through, plus extra stress and wear-and-tear from general life and fully-blown emotional chaos meant that I fully owed myself a break from the rigour of exercising like a badman. Sometimes, you just have to accept that being lazy and eating good, nourishing food is what it's all about (which, y'know, can still mean healthy... let's not go too far off the beaten track here, I'm not for one minute saying a rest from exercise equates to endless pizza/McDonald's binges or anything like that).

Though admittedly, it hasn't been a long one exactly... (the last time I went for a run was last friday; following that day, I felt pretty awful for a good 3-4 days, and I finally feel back on track today). Even so, I feel so much better in myself and have fully geared myself up for a run tomorrow - I can't actually wait, sad as it may sound...

I have just 9 days until the 5km race in my hometown, which I haven't officially entered yet (you can enter on the day anyway) but I'm actually so excited for it! I dunno why really...partially because the start and finish is held at my old primary school (fond memories!)...plus, I really wanna win. Like, badly! I've never won a running race before; I think the closest I ever got was 3rd place in my school year's cross country. However, I am determined. Shame I'm starting my 'training' just 9 days before the race...hey ho, I can still dream of being numero uno, right? At least it's given me some incentive to pound the pavements tomorrow! Creating fitness goals like this are ultimately a fast-track way towards staying on track and exceeding your fitness expectations. One word; Motivation! It's all you really need.

In other, slightly less fitness-related news, my boyfriend has only gone and won us two VIP Circ du Soleil tickets for next month at London's o2 arena! Needless to say, we're super excited! We're gonna be in that little box, along with all the other VIPs (might even see some famous faces close by!). Pretty damn cool. In other other news, I bought these ASOS trousers, and am completely in lust with them. They are the comfiest things ever to wear, and at £24.50 they didn't break the bank, either. All in all, it's been a bloody chaotic week - horrific at times, a few lemons have been thrown, but it's turned out all well and fine. Basically, positive thinking = a survival necessity.