Day 8: Feeling Great
“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina… Grit is living life like it’s a marathon and not a sprint.” ~Dr. Angela Duckworth
Technically, I don’t feel great physically (still combating Montezuma’s Revenge, which adds factors of dehydration and fatigue to my running, along with three months of low-to-moderate heel pain that I figured was plantar fasciitis but seems to actually be Achilles tendonitis), but I DO feel great mentally, (which, aside from a major injury, is more important than the physical), focusing on the things I can, like increasing my pushups and pullups consistently each week, trusting I’ll figure out how to feel physically 100% again soon.
Plus, daily meditation and motivational videos makes for a mentally fantastic way to start the day!
Morning Stats
Yang/firing up:
- cold shower
- stood one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
- motivational speech compilation from G.OA.T. athletes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn0bZ0hBzCw
- 3 x 16 pushups (48 total) – just a little bit of working out on my otherwise rest day
Yin/cooling down:
- morning mantra: “I am rested and ready for the day. I can handle anything it brings.”
- 2 minute meditation (this is getting easier to remember to do!)
- 5 minute foam roll
- no social media until 9am
- 6 minutes of earthing
- 4 minutes of yoga
