Good afternoon, friends! It’s been an absolutely beautiful week here in Maryland so far. It makes me that much more anxious for summertime. My friend and I were talking about day trips and weekend trips to the beach already – it’s that warm out already. A few weeks ago I was thinking about how much I missed the snow that we didn’t get this winter; now I just think I was on crack when I let that thought cross my mind. I was finally well enough to get myself up and out of the house yesterday. I had a huge issue with putting real pants on yesterday after almost 5 days of being cooped up in pajamas and blankets, so I just wore a dress. Freeeeeeeedom.
It was gorgeous out, I got my friend-fix and my Starbucks fix, all in the sunshine.
p.s. if you have Instagram – find me! I’m megmo7. Let’s be Instagram pals.
This morning it was also nice to wake up with that “normal” feeling, rather than that freshly-run-over-by-a-bus feeling. It’s the little things. I finally made it back into the gym as well. Keeping in mind that I couldn’t go balls to the walls, I kept it pretty simple and a little lighter than usual. I think it’s important – especially after having something such as the flu – to ease back into a routine at the gym, especially when it comes to lifting. The last thing I’d want to do is prolong my gym absence by pulling something.
I’ve worked out sick in the past, but now I just take it as a time to completely rest my entire body. You can absolutely work out sick, depending on your symptoms and if you honestly feel like it, but I know for me (especially this time) I really just wanted to rest. It also gave me something to look forward to when I got well again. Even if you aren’t sick, it’s good to take a few days off every now and then to give your body time to fully recover (and your brain, too!) Read more about my thoughts on rest here.
I did a little bit of everything to create a “warm-up” per say, for the rest of the week where I’ll be doing my upper body/lower body splits. Kind of felt like a carnival, I wanted to ride all of the rides. I also did about 10 minutes of abs at the end of my workout. 2 minute plank, side planks, bicycle crunches and captain’s chair leg lifts followed by a 5 minute cool down on the elliptical.
What are your thoughts on working out sick/easing back into your routine?
Peace and love!
Meg
April 17, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Holy abs lady!!! Lookin gooood
Also, I followed you on instagram – loveee it! Have a good day Meg !
April 17, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Yay for getting out and about for Starbucks and friends! Going to find you on instagram now!
April 18, 2012 at 12:39 am
I toooootally ease gently back into my workouts
Jay has me doing 2 weeks of very very easy, low-volume, relatively low 1rm% workouts to get back into the swing of things and I’m sure next week will be pretty gentle too. Can’t hurt to be too far on the safe side!
April 18, 2012 at 12:03 pm
That’s such a good feeling when you’re finally feeling better after being sick! And it’s double awesome when the weather is nice.
I haven’t actually been really sick in a few years, so I haven’t had to take an extended time off working out. But I definitely agree that it’s a good idea to ease back into it!
April 22, 2012 at 7:20 pm
woooo I’m jealous of your abs girl =)
I’m almost never sick so I dont know about working out sick… but sometimes I take 4/5 days off because of my periods because I’m tired and have some back pain… If you don’t feel like your body can handle the workout, just skip it or do sometimes light
April 28, 2012 at 3:11 am
I’m so glad instagram is finally on androids! I was having major cool pic FOMO (sad but true)
it’s da bomb dot com.
May 12, 2012 at 6:45 am
I just had a MAJOR case of the flu and as I am pretty new in my current job I only took one day sick leave and then basically dragged myself there every day. Which prolonged the whole thing … and the last thing you need then is to stress your body even more with pushed exercise.
I always feel like I get behind so much with weights but for my body it is the best to really ease into it. And when I have the feeling that I wouldn’t even survive 5 chaturangas in yoga … then visiting a body pump class is probably a pretty bad idea! So I sleep lots, start with gentle yoga, some stretches, some squats and push-ups at home … and then once I am recovered I look forward to hitting the gym again!