Bring on Spring!
I've been in a funk. While I'm managing to get to the gym most mornings for about an hour, walk Oscar and Rudy 20+ miles (32 km) per week, and get in a few rides (mostly on my indoor trainer this time of year), I'm struggling with motivation. I can admit to my fair share of doomscrolling. I think back to when I was employed and living a more structured life where every hour of my day was spoken for. I was motivated to stay on task to tick off items on my to-do list before I had to leave for work. Or when I returned home from work, I tried to squeeze as much out of the remaining daylight as possible by taking a few-hour ride. Good or bad, it seemed I was always on the move, and I took pride in that. These days, I'm more inclined to remind myself that there's a benefit to downtime—to allowing my body to more fully recover between workouts. My Garmin Epix Pro 2 is good at letting me know when I've been too active, and it's mostly right. Having said all that, ...