It's the first of January....

Happy new year!

So, seeing as it's the first day of the year, you expect a post about resolutions right? About how now is the time to make new beginnings, to think through resolutions etcetera, but I recall I did that last year, and everyone is doing it...so I will write about what I thought about during my run today....why doing 50% of a workout isn't good enough.

There are so many times I have heard that "at least I got half way" or "half way is good enough" and it bothers me to hear this. Running today, I made a conscious effort to examine my feelings during the run.

No matter what you may think, exercising doesn't come easy for me, the first five minutes of the run, when my body is warming up, I am extremely uncomfortable and have to convince myself to take step after step. After my body is warmed up, the run begins to get enjoyable and I can set a comfortable pace where I remain challenged without straining.

There is a point at which I turn which marks half way, in my case, I have no choice but to run back home, but I begun thinking to myself, what if this was a home or gym workout and I got lazy, could I say that half way was good enough?

No.

Why?

Because I hadn't challenged myself enough. I approximated that my body begun working harder at about 75% of the way, the last 25% is what would make me better, would make me stronger, would make me faster. You don't progress by staying in your comfort zone, you progress by being uncomfortable.

So you see, 50% will never be good enough, 75% isn't good either, you have to give it your all.

Get uncomfortable in 2014.....being comfortable in 2013 didn't get you anywhere, why not try it the hard way and see where it gets you?

Stay active! Happy new year!