One week into the challenge, and I am averaging 78 minutes per day. Not bad, but still not as structured as I want it to be.
You know, we always have an ideal self – the person we want to be. And then there is the actual self – the person we are. In some people, the gap is very wide, others, narrow. I don’t know if there is anyone in whose case this gap is zero – if it is, I believe that it would be a measurement issue rather than an actual convergence.
In my case too, the gap is a bit wider than I would like it to be. Maybe because I have set some lofty standards for myself, or maybe because I am a bit too hard on myself – but the fact remains that there is a gap. Am working towards narrowing it, and every once in a while, I nearly get there. But then, there is the proverbial slip between the cup and the lip.
Life is all about closing that gap isn’t it? The journey would matter here – once you become what you want to become, what remains?
Anyway, so the gap in my fitness challenge is that I am avoiding too much strain on the lower body – which incidentally is my weakness. It should be the other way around- I should train it even more, but well, we always enjoy the lower hanging fruit now don’t we?
So 78 minutes do not matter, if you choose the easier way out. Next week, let me double down on the stretching and leg exercises and see if I can make a difference, and narrow the gap.
Wish me luck!