Happy Ride the Wind Day!
Portland had a heat wave last week and we headed to the beach to work remotely. Guess what we got to do while we were there?
Fly a kite!
It was super fun, whimsical, and brought back so many memories of trying to get kites in my childhood aloft.
Usually without much success. 🙂
While I was flying my kite, I discussed an interesting concept that my dear nutritionist friend Margaret Floyd Barry proposed to me:
Was I overtraining or was I …and this was a new concept…
u n d e r r e c o v e r i n g?
Hmn.
So interesting.
What exactly did she mean?
Quite a few things, actually.
Sleeping. Eating. Supplements. Training program.
Did this mean that I could play on as many soccer teams as I want, workout twice a day, run on my track team, and train for the New York marathon all at once?
I certainly hope so, because that’s what I want to do, but currently it feels like it falls a bit into the overtraining category right now.
I realize most people don’t have the same goals, but on the other hand, I want you to do as much as YOU want to without any limits.
One suggestion: get into bed in the same half hour period of time every night. That apparently has a huge impact on sleep quality.
(That is going to be a tough one for me, especially when Womens World Cup Finals are at 3am!)
Let’s talk about more of her suggestions this week!
Here’s to balance, strength, and recovery happiness,
🙂 Laura
