I knew going into this past week of workouts that it would be a tough week. I was expecting it to be a week of pain and nausea, and that’s exactly what it was. My body was reacting to stress so things were a bit delayed, so I’m still dealing with pain and nausea this week as well (I was hoping last week would be the end of it). And as it has been during the time I’m dealing with this, my workouts were just so much more difficult than normal.
I am getting a bit better at finding how I can modify things at home, but a lot of those modifications are also not as good as they could be. For example, some things I modify by sitting instead of standing or bending over, and I know sitting down isn’t that great in the workouts. But I don’t have much else I can use to help.
I’m also used to having my coaches and friends in class encouraging me and pushing me. Funny enough, it’s my male coaches that I think support me the most. They both know me well enough to know when I’m having one of my bad weeks and I think they pick up on it so quickly. And they are very open to finding new solutions for me so I can try to modify things without making them easier. Having that support means the world to me and I never knew how much I needed it until I didn’t have it. And my friends in class also know me pretty well so they are always there to cheer me on and try to make me feel better. I can do that over text with them, but it’s really not the same.
I did have a few good moments in my workouts this week when I had a few minutes where I felt totally fine. And I tried to maximize my efforts in those moments to try to get something closer to a normal workout. Sometimes that backfired and made the nausea worse, but it was worth the try. I went into each workout knowing that I was just going to try my best and that’s what I did, even if my best was a fraction of what I know I can do when I feel normal.
As motivated as I am to try to do the at-home workouts the best that I can, I will say that the motivation is starting to slip. If it was good enough for me to do workouts at home, I wouldn’t be a part of Orangetheory. I crave the coaching and community around the workouts. And fortunately, it seems like we are getting closer to being back to that.
The governor has said that gyms can start to reopen as long as they have certain guidelines. I don’t know what exactly those guidelines are, but there are Orangetheory locations that have opened in other states and I’m guessing the ones here will be following similar plans. For example, having smaller class sizes and 2 stations empty between each person. My locations commented saying that they are reviewing the guidelines and will be updating all of us when they expect to reopen and what we can expect when we go back to class. I’m a little hesitant to go back since people are still getting sick, but I think once I see how things go I will feel better about it.
And I really do want to get back to class for all the reasons I said above. I miss what I have there and I really need it back in my life. I need a sense of normalcy and I know going to my workouts will give me that. Knowing that I can be back in class hopefully soon was the motivation I used last week to push myself. And I’ll be using that again this week.
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