I’ve been doing my workouts from home for a quarter of a year now. That’s crazy to me. It feels like it’s been forever and not that long at the same time. I never thought I’d be away from Orangetheory for this long, even when I was planning on my liver surgery. It still seems so crazy that before I went to Orangetheory, this time away from the gym wouldn’t have felt that crazy to me. But now, it’s a huge part of my life that feels gone.
Technically, gyms in LA can start to reopen, but the studios I go to won’t be reopening until they can make sure they have the safest environment for the staff and customers. I appreciate that they are doing that and not rushing to get people back in there. I still am hesitant about going back as cases are still rising right now, so I’m glad I don’t have to decide what to do just yet.
I do want to be back in the studio and back with my coaches and friends. Especially when I have bad weeks where I know I would have done better if I was in class and not at home. But this past week of workouts was actually a really good one for me so it made it a bit easier on me missing things. I did have a little bit of nausea to deal with, but nothing like what I had been experiencing the week before. And most of the modifications I made were to work around my hip issues, not nausea. Somehow, that makes things better in my mind.
And what was the best part about this past week of workouts was that I really was feeling like I worked hard. I was sweating so much (and it was just due to the weather because I was running my a/c while working out). I know I went hard and the dripping sweat was proof. I do know that I’m still weaker than I was while working out in the studio, but at least I can feel like I’m putting in the work. I even had some muscle soreness this past week. I know that’s not necessarily a good thing, but I see it as one. I also missed the feeling of being sore after a good workout, so it was a nice reminder for me. I wish I had different weights to use so I could feel like I am improving, but weights aren’t easy to find to buy and I don’t want to spend the money right now since I am feeling like I’m working hard with the weights I have right now. But if this continues for a while, I might have to figure out a new plan so I can find a way to get stronger instead of just maintaining where I am.
I’ve got my home workout routine down by now. I have a plan for what I do and how I do it. I have a routine to my workout mornings and it does give me a bit of that sense of routine that I crave right now in such a crazy time. Sometimes I am sad because I’ll do something that makes me miss the studio more than normal or wish I had my friends to joke around with, but it’s getting better.
It took me a while to get into a groove with the home workouts, but I’m glad that I’m finally there. When I get back into the studio, I don’t think it will take me as long to get used to it. I might need some time to be used to the new policies to keep people safe and to get back to what I know I used to be able to do, but that’s something I think everyone is expecting to do. And if things reopen and then have to close again (compared to things closing down before they are able to reopen, because I feel like another closure is ahead), hopefully I have an easier time getting to this point in my comfort with my home workouts.
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