Not even when you park on the 7th floor of a parking garage.
Take. The. Stairs.
I met on campus with a group of classmates for our end-of-semester group project planning. I parked in one of the many parking garages. I took the stairs down and on the way back up.
The elevator is only faster at one thing: getting you farther and farther away from your goal.
“wherever I am at the moment, do that thing to the fullest. If it’s work, work hard. If it’s training, train hard. And if it’s being a mom, love hard.”
This just proves that with a lil desire and a lot of discipline anything is possible. ‘Life’ is not an excuse – but a reason!
A great article for all you ‘lifer’s out there.
The balance of running a Parisi program, doing what I love (training), and being a Mom is hard to find. But what I’ve learned over the years is that wherever I am at the moment, do that thing to the fullest. If it’s work, work hard. If it’s training, train hard. And if it’s being a mom, love hard. No more phone calls while I train, no more writing e-mails while I read books to my kids and no more doing bear walks with the kids just so I can get a workout in. Ok, maybe some compromises can be made.
That’s the funny thing about a back injury – more specifically irritated core stabilizers. Anything and every movement uses your core / back, so I had to stick to stationary bike pedaling and just generalized foam roller work.
I’m right on the line of full recovery, so I’m trying to be smart about it.