There are not words for how hard this morning was. I did NOT want to get out of bed. Against all reason I went to bed around 10; the boy woke me up at 11; then the girl had me up from 12-1. A 4:30 alarm clock was not appreciated. After hitting snooze and then actually resetting the alarm I made myself get up.
Pros and cons were running through my head: My body needs sleep. My mind is now awake. It’s too early. It’s this time every day. Bed is comfy. I only have 9 days left (as if my routine will change when I start running in the morning instead of the P90X2). I want the best results possible. I can do it later today. I never successfully work out later in the day. I’ll feel groggy and grumpy all day if I don’t get up. The pre-workout energy drink will get me going. I can have coffee later. And so on.
As you can guess, the pros of getting up won out. By the time I pressed play on the DVD I was reasonably awake and ready to go. It was a good thing that P.A.P. Upper is only 50 minutes; any longer and I would have run out of time before heading out the door. Such a hard 50 minutes! Workouts like this are why I shake my head (internally, of course) when people act like a casual walk or doing a handful of push-ups or sit-ups qualifies as exercise. Don’t get me wrong, I think starting to move is the first step. But you can’t keep doing the same thing every day and expect results. You have to push yourself. If you’re not either sweating or getting your heart rate up you’re not pushing yourself.
P.A.P. definitely pushes me. The first section of Upper has my shoulder shaking each time through. Today’s accomplishment was that I was able to hold plank for the full minute, 1 of 4 times. Little steps: get out of bed, push play, hold plank.
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