Posts Tagged ‘athlete’

Day 21: The Power of Habit

Some say it takes 21 days to form a habit, and I must say, my new morning routine is feeling quite normal and easy to do now, without much thought!

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • cold shower
  • one hour run plus a short sandbag carry

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “Hurray for another day. Good things will come to me today.”
  • 4 minute meditation
  • 30 minutes of earthing

Evening stats

  • 45 minute strength training session, with 3 x 20 pushups

Day 20: Patience Is A Virtue

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “My body is rested and my mind is clear. Today is going to be a great day.”
  • 4 minute meditation
  • 5 minute foam roll session
  • 20 minutes of earthing (running around barefoot in the grass while playing in the sprinkler with my child)

Day 19: Take Inspired, Massive Action

Today I challenge myself to put myself out there in ways that scare me, that make me nervous, and that set me up for possible rejection, in the hopes of moving my life goals to the next level…wish me luck!

‘What if I fail? Oh, my darling, but what if you fly?” ~Poet Erin Hanson

Morning stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • cold shower
  • motivational video https://youtu.be/iFtT7ahZkuY
  • One hour cross-train cardio/strength combo workout at Cerus Fitness, including 3 x 14, 12, 9 pull-ups (35 total)

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “Today is full of wonderful possibilities. Today I take massive, inspired action toward my goals.”
  • 4 minute meditation
  • 20 minutes of earthing (while reading Investing for Dummies, with cups on my leg muscles)
  • no social media until 11am

Day 18: Choose Your Thoughts

How do you want to feel today? The choice, in large part, is up to you, based on which thoughts get your attention. This is the message I’ll be reminding myself of all day today…

Morning stats

Yang/firing up:

Yin/cooling down;

  • morning mantra: “I find goodness everywhere I go.”
  • 3 minute meditation
  • 15 minutes of earthing
  • no social media until 10am

Excellent article on getting to know how to work with the thoughts in our head…

Love this quote!

Evening Update

  • One hour strength and mobility work with Higher Ground Athletics
  • 30 minutes of strength work at home, including 3 x 19 pushups (57 total)

Day 17: Calm Confidence

Today I noticed the wonderful fragrance of a tree in the yard of the house I’ve been dogsitting at for two weeks. I walk by it a few times a day but didn’t notice it until just now. Maybe it suddenly bloomed in full today, or maybe…just maybe…meditating consistently for the first time in my life is allowing me to be more present and notice “magic moments” more often. I wonder…

Morning stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • cold shower
  • stood one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • motivational speech https://youtu.be/lNS70QJh4Go
  • one and a half hour interval/sprint running workout

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “I welcome this new day with joy and confidence.”
  • 10 minutes of foam rolling and trigger point therapy mobility work
  • 10 minutes of earthing
  • 2 minute meditation
  • 15 minute session in compression pants