Of the many wonderful things about a workout, a very important one is the way it takes you out of your head and into your body. Lift the weights and lower them again. Lift, and lower. Lift, and lower.
If your mind is active, keep it busy by counting the reps. Lift, and lower: four. Lift, and lower: five. Lift, and lower: six….
Keep watching your reflection in the mirror, so that you can keep your posture correct. Lift, and lower: seven….
With each repetition, you use up a little bit of strength in those muscles. Eventually you will weaken and be unable to finish a rep. That’s a good thing. Lift, and lower: eight. Lift, and lower: nine….
Feel the strain and tension in your back muscles, your glutes, your hamstrings. Lift, and lower: ten….
And when this exercise is finished, you move on to the next one. Perhaps curls, perhaps a bench press. You know your own routine, and you follow it automatically now.
And when you are finished, after you have done your cool-down and your stretches, you can sit in the sauna or soak in the jaccuzzi and let your well-worked muscles loosen and relax.
There is no relaxation quite like the relaxation you feel after a thorough workout, with every muscle in your body feeling well-used and taking a well-deserved rest.
And of course, you are still in your body, you have not yet returned to your head. It can be really pleasant to take a vacation from your head, while your body is feeling so relaxed….
(source: @snapshot19d; via yourgoodgirlkitten)
