{"id":785,"date":"2018-07-03T12:43:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefundfamily.com\/?p=785"},"modified":"2018-07-03T13:12:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T20:12:27","slug":"finding-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trevorrumsey.com\/thefundfamily\/finding-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"

We live in a culture that is obsessed with how we look. As I scroll through Instagram, I like to follow fitness accounts to help motivate me to workout, but it also makes me feel like I am the only person who struggles to maintain a good routine. I keep hitting barriers that derail my fitness goals. While it is important to workout, I believe that the most important part of working out is finding the balance and enjoying your journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Running into Barriers<\/h4>\n

I have always enjoyed working out. In high school I loved running cross country and track. It was fun, and it was my way to deal with stress and push myself. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fast forward a few years, and I was working to maintain a light-to-moderate workout schedule throughout my pregnancy while dealing with sickness.<\/span><\/p>\n

After having my baby, I was excited to workout again, push my endurance and rebuild strength (and lose the \u201cmommy pooch\u201d). I was ready to start a more intense workout program and was so excited to see myself lose the weight and gain the muscle!<\/span><\/p>\n

I would wake up early or stay up late to get my workout in everyday for the first two weeks, but somewhere in the third week I would hit a wall. Trying to be persistent, I restarted that workout program multiple times always to get stopped during the third week. It seemed like I would either get a migraine that would knock me out, or my energy would get zapped. One week I got a cold, and I tried to keep pushing through until it got worse and I realized I needed to take care of my body. \u201cWait, I thought I was taking care of my body?\u201d Slowly, I started having \u201cah-ha\u201d moments. One thing about me is that I often have an all or nothing attitude, and I realized this attitude was leading me to push my body too hard to the point where I was just wearing myself out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Push Yourself, Not Punish Yourself<\/h4>\n

Last week I went to a Mom\u2019s Day Out activity where we did a High Fitness class. I loved it and realized that I need to work out to <\/span>refresh<\/b> myself, not to burn myself out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though I want to workout to look my best, that is not my end goal. You should workout to push yourself not punish yourself! I\u2019ve realized that it is all about finding balance. Find exercises that you <\/span>love<\/b> and <\/span>enjoy<\/b>!<\/span><\/p>\n