Take The Time to Listen!

At the end of this week’s routine I found myself thinking about a quote from Pinterest I found by project happiness,” If you listen to your body when it whispers, you won’t hear it scream.” I found myself this week ignoring my body and mind. I wanted to go…go…go. My intentions for this week was to get back on track with my routine. My schedule was as followed: Monday I started off going to Ab Attack; Tuesday I did aqua cycling; Wednesday I went to Step and tone, and practiced my Kickboxing routine I would perform at ACE; Thursday I went to practice my kickboxing routine for an hour, then I went to kickboxing class for 45 mins, then I went to a stretching class, and then I went to ACE class. In ACE we did a 30 min cardio kickboxing demo and after I conducted my routine, that I had practiced all week. By Friday I was in so much pain I became couch bound and by Saturday I started to feel a head cold coming on. I spend so much time trying to be the person I was, physically, before I got injured and diagnosed with Fibromyalgia that I forgot to listen. I have to remind myself to listen to my body or I will end up sick and spend three days unable to do much of anything. While my week was good and went by fast my weekend felt like a waste. I lost so much time and my plans went right out the window. While I am continuing on my fitness journey I will keep reminding myself to check in on my body. My plan is to go to the hot-tub more often during the week, more stretching classes, and to adjust my schedule for Thursday so I won’t be doing two days of legs. I believe my body needs a better schedule and proper recovery time through meditation and yoga. I need to take the time to be mindful.