Getting back in the groove.

I know, I know, it’s hard enough to get back into the 5-6 day-a-week workout groove after those two weeks of rest at holiday time. And, if you’re wise and used the time to really rest your body, I’m sure you felt a little sluggish anyways, but knowing that just as your body starts to settle down into end-of-year mode, you are to to give it a good Thwap! upon your return to your routine after New Years, right?
Oh, but then come the cough I am hearing everywhere; you know the one, you may even have the one and it is accompanied by very nasty congestion, sometimes fever, aches and a general malaise of weakness that keeps you out of the gym for another week to ten days.
For those of you over 40 like me, I don’t know, man, this time has been so hard to get my butt up off of the ground and kicking. I had sluggish return to the gym on Friday and my boxing class this morning was tough like it just shouldn’t be. Sicker then I thought I was? Who knows, but you all have my sympathy when it comes to getting back into the workout groove once a layoff hits 3 weeks for whatever the reason. It’s tough to revert the pattern and body rhythm back to the 5-day-a-week thing. Nut, you gotta do it, no letting the foot off the pedal; the second you feel recovery close, think about getting back into your routine; slowly at first, but don’t procrastinate – just get out there!