I just started doing Zoom workouts with one of my Orangetheory coaches, but having that a part of my workout week is already feeling normal. I did another 3 home workouts and 1 Zoom workout this past week, and that felt pretty amazing. If I could do all Zoom workouts, that might be a great way to work toward the transition of going back to workouts in the studio, but I also don’t want to overdo things and go to hard too fast.
There is a clear difference to me in my video workouts and Zoom workouts. I would love to feel like I’m being pushed to do more in the video workouts, but it’s not the same. It’s just like how going to the gym is not anywhere as good as going to an OTF class for me. I need the coach there to push me. Even if I’m doing the same workout, there is something so different when you have a coach there encouraging you and keeping you on track.
But that doesn’t mean I didn’t work hard in my other workouts. I did work hard for sure. I was doing a few jump rope workouts after the video workout too. And I finally got a brace for my arm to help make it hurt less, so that helped me do a bit more. I still have some issues with my arm (and along with that, my grip strength), so I had to work around a few things. When there were some plank exercises, I had to figure out alternatives if I knew my arm couldn’t support me.
I’ve said this a lot, but I never thought we’d still be staying at home and places would still be closed at this point. I was so sure we’d be back in the studio by now. I was thinking about if I would switch up my workout schedule this coming week to have a birthday workout. I was prepared to be back with my workout family and to have that support multiple times a week. Now, I do have a bit of that support one day a week and I have my friends that I check in with on other days. I am finding the support in other ways and I’m still trying to be hopeful that we will be back in the studio soon. I don’t know how realistic it is to think we’ll be back soon, but I have to keep that hope my first thought. Otherwise, I feel really depressed about losing all this time that I couldn’t have much progress with my workouts.
Every step I’ve taken to work on making my workouts better have done a lot of good things for me. Adding things to my home workout gear has made a big difference. Adding some more cardio has been great. Adding the Zoom workout has been a game-changer for me and has brought some normalcy to my life. I just have to find the next thing that will add to my workouts and help even more. I want all of my workouts to feel amazing. They did all feel great this past week, but I know they can feel better and I want to find a way to achieve that.
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