Remember how in my introductory post I said that I know I deal better with stress when I exercise regularly? Yeah, the next few weeks are really going to be a test of that.
As I've been blogging about over at my place, I'm suddenly dealing with a particularly craptacular Unbloggable Issue in my job, so bad that I'm putting myself on the job market in a big way.
The challenge (well, one of many) will be to see if I can keep up with my workouts during this process. Last night, I went to rowing class because I really needed that break/outlet. Mostly, I was able not to focus on Unbloggable Issue and, instead, concentrate on my form and improve my performance in each of four consecutive 10-minute sets. But there was one point when I was focusing on really pushing off hard with my legs (where all the power comes from in rowing) and I started thinking, "gotta get the hell out of here" (here being my job) and I nearly started crying again in the middle of a set. (Yesterday was a very weepy day, start to finish).
I know I'll keep up with rowing over the next few weeks, so what I need to focus on is keeping up with my other workouts--running, swimming, and strength training.
In a sort of related note, tomorrow is supposed to be the last on-the-water practice; I'm really hoping the weather will sort itself out enough to allow us to actually put boats in and row.
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First of all, cheers for keep up with the workouts.
As far as the weeping episode, look at it as a release of you feelings in constructive way. Instead of crying while indulging in something not good for you, you used it to push yourself in something good.
Hang in there.
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