I was sore and tired today, felt sluggish and slow. I suppose some of that is from doing exercises I'm not used to doing. Maybe some is from a weather change from warm to cold. I suspect weather sensitivity affects most people to some extent, and others enough to interfere with their fitness activities. At least, enough that they need to expect less of themselves when under the influence of weather and weather changes.
Several people have told me recently that they feel tired, sleepy, and a bit less mentally sharp than usual. We're in a seasonal change now from Winter to Spring, going back and forth from cold to warm and now back to cold again. I think that's it.
It's tempting to accuse oneself of being lazy and looking for excuses for not doing one's intended exercise, and maybe that's true sometimes. But, I still believe that we need to be kind to ourselves about any lapses or slowdowns in our performance of what we've thought we'd do on a particular day. We don't know everything, and don't understand all the factors and elements that can get in our way on our fitness project.
Why not make a place for them, build in some extra space and allowance for variation? As long as we know where we want to go, and how we intend to get there, speed can be variable.
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