Today was a rest day. I chilled and worked on personal projects. No exercise, stretching, yoga or even meditation. I got up around 6:30am. Inevitably walked through my routine. It’s really a habit now. I even put on shorts and a workout shirt, but instead of hitting the gym, I sat at my desk and started typing away on some work related projects that I wanted to get ahead. Sipped on my coffee 🙂

Then at about 10 am I had breakfast. Afterwards just vegged out watching non-sensical things on YouTube, Netflix, etc. Did a few air squats every time I remembered to do them. Just to get blood flowing. Then I cleaned up a little bit around the house.

This evening I went shopping. I always walk to the grocery store. Take my own bags and my backpack. That way I only buy as much as I can carry. It forces me to prioritize only what I need. And it also gives me a good workout. It’s between a half-mile to a mile away. So approximately 1-2 miles roundtrip.

When I first started doing this walk I used to get really tired. I would end up huffing and puffing on the way back. When I would get back to the apartment I’d be sweating like crazy.

But today I was really surprised that I wasn’t even breathing hard at any point of the trip, despite having a full backpack and one full bag in each hand. I thought to myself how much easier it seemed today. It felt good to literally feel the improvement.

I did think about stopping and buying fast food as a “treat” for myself. But something stopped me and I decided to keep walking back to my place. Instead I decided to cook dinner at home. Now I’m going to relax for a while before I call it a night.