If you're tired and you know it....

This has been a long week. I don’t know why, I didn’t really do that much. Some swimming, some running. I planned on doing my abs and cycling class last night, but as 6’o’clock crept closer and closer, I found myself wondering if I could even keep my eyes open during these classes. So I did an unusual thing – I skipped.

I’m not working out today either, since I’m traveling to PA for Easter. In PA, I’m without sufficient gym/pool access (although I might be able to elbow my way in), so who knows what will happen. I don’t know why I haven’t been sleeping, or if I haven’t been sleeping, or if my sleep has just been uneasy. Guilt over gym skipping invaded my dreams last night and I nightmared that I was being arrested for being paid too much money ($12 an hour) in a Communist Iran and when I was actually in prison, the only thing we were allowed to do all day was work out, the only caveat being that the pool was too long and there were no beginner classes that I could join and all the other equipment was decrepit, falling apart, or already in use, so I just wandered aimlessly around the gym, trying not to be attacked by criminals.

BUT the main point of this post is that if you feel like you’re going to pass out from exhaustion, or if you just didn’t sleep the night before and you can’t handle it, don’t go to the gym. Don’t attempt a workout if you’re really out of it. Trust me, I’ve done it and the consequences are negative. Working out when you are already at the point of exhaustion will be a detriment to your training. If you need to do something, go for a walk after/before dinner or maybe do a Pilates workout video at home. Push yourself as you train for this marathon, but learn to listen to your body.