the workout you don’t feel like doing is the one you need th e most
The Workout You Don’t Feel Like Doing is the One You Need Most
After a long day at work, after juggling responsibilities, after taking care of your kids—who has energy left to work out? You’re exhausted, and the couch is calling. But here’s the truth: exercise isn’t just about energy; it’s about resilience. Most of my patients work in tech and finance start up companies, or something related to being in front of a computer. Why then would the body want to go to the couch and watch some show on television? Your body is not tired. Your spirit is tired from the mental level.
We often think of working out as physical, but its real power is mental. When you push yourself through one more rep, one more mile, one more deep breath—you’re not just building muscle. You’re training your mind to endure. To keep going when life gets hard. To push through the fatigue, the stress, the doubt. The exercise is the foundation of inner strength to overcome difficulty in our lives.
Movement is medicine. It clears the fog of exhaustion, lifts the weight of stress, and builds the inner strength to face challenges head-on. When you train your body to fight through the burn, you train your mind to fight through hardship. We prove to ourselves one rep at a time that we can grow to do more than we could previously do.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, drained, or stuck in a rut, don’t wait until you “feel like it.” Go for that walk, do that workout, lift that weight. Not because you have the energy, but because you need the strength. so many times I am driving to the gym, and yawning on the way there. I always warm up with cardio just to get my heard rate up, and for the first three minutes my lazy side of my brain is thinking of every excuse of why I should just stop and do something else. Ten minutes in the endorphins kick in and there is no place I would rather be.
The stronger you are in the gym, the stronger you are in life. Keep moving forward. Your future self will thank you.
