Because of sickness and some prolonged constipation issues, I went about a week without working out.
Yesterday, I had my first lifting session back and man… everything felt heavy. The weights felt heavy, my body felt heavy, even my thinking felt heavy. It was just a slog of a workout.
Today, I had my first basketball session back and sheesh… more of the same. My breathing felt heavy, my arms and lets—heavy, even the ball felt heavy when I would dribble or shoot.
…Did I curse? Did I quit in frustration? Did I try and force myself to do more than I was capable of doing?
Nope.
I just did both heavy. I let my body feel how it felt and I kept my mind focused on doing what I could in each given moment. What more was there to do?
Don’t force it. Move mindfully forward as you are and do what you will. Much better than doing nothing at all.