Hi Friend,
Happy summer and hot day to you!
Gosh it sure feels nice to experience a lot more normalcy compared to last year doesn't it. My best friend and I got together for a night of father-daughter camping and man did it feel great to be together again. Covid's not over and we're not out of the woods (wink) yet, however these milestones sure are encouraging after everything everyone has endured since March 2020.
3-Months to Plan
With June wrapping up, we have ~ 3-months until peaking season for fall races and ~ 2 months to peak for the start of fall sports, back to school and back to work.
I'm not rushing anybody's summer break over here nor do I want anyone to rush my summer break for obvious reasons.
We can however, do 2 things at the same time and have them be compliments like:
reading for fun and reading for growth
working hard & resting hard
having no structure and reviewing values, roles & goals
blowing off steam & planning ahead.
They're actually nice compliments to each other.
Question
What do you need to do to recharge your self and your spirit right now?
And
2. What do you want to do and be ready for in 2 to 3 months?
3-Months to Prepare
Let's say you have to go back to working in the office / in person, or preparing the kids to go back to school in person.
Let's say you want to get in shape and start moving, walking, hiking, running, swimming, cycling, exercising ... and maybe you want to sign up for an event in the fall to have a deadline to aim for and measure your progress.
Maybe you want more social time AND exercise time during your weekly schedule by playing a sport this fall and making a weekly commitment.
Work Backwards
Whatever it is, break it down and work backwards to now.
You'll have more clear eyes because you're not rushed.
What time do you need to leave so you're not rushed?
How long will it take to get there if roads are full again?
What do you need to have ready before you leave?
What time does everyone else need to wake up?
What time do you need to wake up to get yourself ready and not rush?
What do you want to do before you leave?
When is your return date, event date?
Where is your event?
Plan out your calendar.
How much time do you have b/w then and now to prepare?
How often should you be practicing?
How long should you be practicing?
What do you need to get?
What day is your sport on?
What time range?
Build it all into your schedule now.
Be flexible and give yourself a free pass if you need to change and update it.
Who can help you?
Who do you want to include / invite in this?
Then Practice Forward
Plan your week (and recap your week) and prioritize your must do's!
Plan your meals and meal times.
Shop.
Schedule your workouts.
Schedule your downtime and recovery.
Remember your (or get) a reason to get up in the morning.
Start practicing going to bed early.
Practice no screens after dinner.
Practice laying out your things the night before.
Recap your day and plan you're tomorrow before going to bed.
What are your top 3 priorities for tomorrow (one should be self-care)?
Get up, go to the bathroom, pound 12-16 oz of H2O and take your vitamins.
Get going: do your workout, get ready, get started, review your day.
Then start over AND begin again.
Summer is one of my favorite times of the year to reflect, set goals and get better, while also having a great time, recharging my spirit and making memories with my people. I imagine some if not all of this is the same for you.
I hope this plants an early seed to think about what's coming up and staying in the moment.
Living for today AND Planning for tomorrow,
Coach Mike
p.s. when you're ready, here are 3 ways I may be able to help you with your self-care, getting better and planning for tomorrow.
Private Training. Right now there seems to be great interest in private training and program design, so my openings are becoming less, so if it's not me, I'll be happy to refer you to someone else. Either way if it's private training you prefer over group personal training, this is a great way to help you get back into shape, get you into better shape, address your concerns, peak for something and have a weekly appointment. Reply with "Private" in the subject line, if you're interested.
2. Program Design. This is consulting for the motivated person. It's the same process as private training (interview, goal setting, assessment, program design & private training), except after I teach you the program, you do it on your own and then come back for the next progression on whatever timeline you choose. Reply with "program design" in the subject line, if you're interested.
3. Group Personal Training. You get me, a full service program we can tailor to you, an awesome team of kind & motivating people to be around and a high energy appointment (and environment) you can contribute to and get filled up from. We meet 3x/wk before work (6am), after drop off (9am) and after work (6:30pm). Reply with "group pt" in the subject line, if you're interested.
