Starting the year off with a difficult high intensity body w..
🕑 Added 2022-01-03 22:25:42 +0000 UTC
Starting the year off with a difficult high intensity body weight exercise routine. Yes I struggled through a few of these, so it’s okay if you can’t help but let out a chuckle at my expense. 😆
The first half was done in my bathing suit, until I got too sweaty then took it all off. Who else likes to workout naked? 😁
It doesn’t matter if they close all of the gyms for Covid. We can get super intense workouts at home with zero equipment. I haven’t had access to a gym for well over a year at this point. Put the work in, no matter what. ✊
If you are feeling demotivated and depressed, working out will force you into a better state. Exercise endorphins are our natural stress relief mechanism, along with orgasms. 🥰
I had a somber New Year’s Eve. My former home of Colorado was burning IN DECEMBER. The Costco I used to shop at was seriously damaged actually. Between that and the general funk I noticed most people were in, plus making the unfortunate mistake of trying to watch the ball drop in NYC while on mushrooms and seeing the dystopian hellscape it was, with Planet Fitness merch all over masked people, I just had a good cry for the state of things. 😢
While it’s good to sit in those feelings and let out of inner torment once in a while, I also refuse to remain in that state. And I refuse to let my despair motivate me toward self-destructive habits. I work out when I feel stressed. It releases it in a positive way, and then the endorphins I receive in exchange for my work put me in a more positive mindset to where I feel like I can cope with all of the world’s problems.
Let this year be the year where you start finding positive outlets for your stress instead of negative ones. It is a revolutionary act in defiance of those who seek to make us abuse ourselves and make ourselves sick in response to stress, so that capitalism profits off of our suffering.
Don’t let them win. Love yourself enough to try. I’m here to help if you need me. ❤️
