Exercise as a release

An Oxygen fitness magazine once said, "A good run can seperate a good day from a bad day" and I would have to agree.

This past weekend was a draining one for me, it used up a lot of my energy, leaving me feeling low of self concept (self esteem and self confidence) and having negative thoughts toward my body image. Some days the hardest thing to do is to make it to the gym, I just don’t feel like it, but somehow I always make it. Maybe because in the back of my mind I know that after a good workout I always feel better.

 Exercise is my release, over the last couple years whenever I am angry, stressed or frustrated all I need is find a sweet trail and I’ll go run the shit out of it and burn off of the negative energy. I’ve had some of my best workouts on days that I didn’t know if I could perform at all. Sundays day are my run days and the day I add an extra mile. This past Sunday I wasn’t sure if I’d even make 5 miles but I blasted my music, focused on my goal and how good I felt in the moment and made it to 9. When I finished it felt so good to achieve personal goal and it faded the negative energy I had started with.

Anyone else had experiences like this? Do you use your training as a stress release, to cheer you up or to re-energize you when your feeling blah.
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Blog intro

Hey guys I’ve filled in the about me section so you can get a general idea of my sports background and how I got to where I am today. I am currently living in BC finishing up my last semester of university. I have already completed a Sport Event Management Diploma and working to complete a Bachelor of Tourism Management, majoring in Adventure. Sport Physiology is something new that has sparked my interest in the last couple years, as I find myself faced with barriers and working to overcome them. IT is also the reason have created this blog.

CURRENT FITNESS & SPORT GOALS

I am currently training for a half marathon (a road running race that is just over 21km/ 13 miles), wanting to lose 15lbs and stay strong and conditioned for my next surf adventure

MY CURRENT TRAINING

Not only do I need to plan out my training to make sure it balances with my school schedule, recovery needed and individual demands of each goal but also so it is fun and challenging.

• Running an indoor track twice a week (I add another mile each week. I just bumped it up to 9 miles yesterday, which took just over an hour and a half)
• Swimming once to twice a week (an average of 2.5km within an hour)
• Weight train 5-6 days a week (hitting all muscle groups)
• Low impact cardio (elliptical, spinning...) 4-5 days a week for 45-60 minute intervals
• Hoping to add in a couple recreational indoor climbing sessions and a few days on the hill snowboarding, but hasn’t happed yet

FACILITY BEING USED TO TRAIN

I am currently blessed with a great training facility. There is a community fitness centre that has an indoor & outdoor track, weight room, assortment of cardio equipment and a Olympic size pool. There is also a climbing gym close by that usually has great bouldering throughout the year, that can be good fun.

As a blogger I will attempt to be as honest as possible about the factors and how they have altered my performance physically and mentally.

As a reader if you have words of encouragement, have experienced a similar situation or advice for me I would love hearing it.