Should You Take Time Off From Working Out? Thoughts From a Deload Week That Lasted Longer Than Planned. . .

I took almost 2 weeks off from lifting by choice. At least that was the plan. I was feeling better and ready to go. I was even gonna record a podcast episode about it. But then life got life-y and I was forced to take more time off. First I re-injured my shoulder/pec moving boxes. Then I got sick. And then I fell down the stairs. Then I got sick again. It's just a season of beginning again and again and again over here and that's ok. I'm sharing this not because I want a pity party, but because I've seen a lot of my clients going through the shame shit and I want to normalize it. On this episode we walk about: What a deload is and what the different kinds are. Why rest isn't always the answer to healing. The value of habit stacking and why I felt like I didn't have time to work out even though I actually had more free time than ever. The fact that movement makes me happy. Letting go of productivity expectations when you're trying to relax. Why I didn't just up and quit my current program even though I wasn't participating 100%. How I didn't lose all my fitness. The joy of realizing that for the first time ever I wasn't freaking out or worried about potential weight gain while taking time off. Why it's ok to NOT always be crushing it in the gym. So many other good things! ⁠⁠Work with me!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Get my free mini push-up program⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow & tag me on Instagram⁠⁠