Busy vs. Hurry
Don’t be in a Hurry. There’s a difference between being busy, and being in a hurry. To be patient with people is to be present with them. When they feel your presence, they share more and when they share more they value your communication more. Learning the difference between being busy decoupled from being in a hurry is where life comes back. Set boundaries on your time and you can make that time feel like three times as long just by being more present. Be present in your day focusing on one thing at a time.
This is taken from Brendon Burchard, I’m now completely absorbed in his book High Performance Habits so apologies in advance if you start hearing his name a bit too much!!
But honestly, this one got me. I’m always telling the kids to “hurry” but what does that mean? Basically nothing to toddlers who have no sense of time to begin with. Showing them how to scurry and stress to get out the door or rush through a task, is this the lesson I want to teach? I’m determined to adjust my own habits and challenge myself to hurry less, but remain busy. You can thoughtfully, efficiently and correctly work through a to do list.
This applies wholeheartedly to the postpartum period as well. We are so busy as moms, especially new moms but we want to cherish the moments, absorb them, and not rush through them (unless you have had some bodily fluid flung at you, then please, by all means hurry - and laugh!!).
I tell my clients often that I would rather have them do a workout at half pace with perfect form than try to keep up with a rep count or instructor pace and lose the impact because they are sloppy. Your core and pelvic floor will thank you when you become a conscientious exerciser, not one trying to pack in as many push ups and squats as possible.
Your pace, your recovery. It’s as individual as your pregnancy and your baby. We are busy trying to fit in the workouts and recovery time in addition to the laundry list of to do’s but let’s not hurry to get the process done. By hurrying, you are not allowing yourself the healing time and awareness needed to come back to normal life with physical confidence.
Let’s break down one movement, and consciously move our body. The Squat, so simple yet complex.
Find a neutral spine
Keep the toes pressed into the ground to engage the belly and don’t let the back bear the brunt of the movement
Send the hips back, hinging the upper body forward and bending the knees all at the same time
Knees track towards the second and third toes, not past the edge of the toes
Pull the pubic bone towards the breast bone as you stand
Squeeze the glutes at the top to lock in the movement
Want to break down the details of other movements to make sure you are targeting the right areas (aka core strength, pelvic floor strength and belly pooch) maximizing the benefits of every single movement? Please reach out!
xo
