You are psyched. Your bag is packed. You've got your favorite workout t-shirt and shorts. Your water bottle is full and your IPOD is charged. You are ready to tackle that stair mill. Your goal: 30 sweaty minutes. Nothing, nobody is going to stop you today.
You walk into the workout area and... Someone. Has. Your. Machine!
And someone else has its twin. No, it can't be. This could ruin everything. Your "lets-get-to-it" attitude has gone. This was not what you had planned. You might as well go home. Right?
NO WAY, JOSE!
A lesser person would throw in the towel and admit defeat, but that's not you. Because early on in your commitment to exercise some wise gym rat advised you to always come with a Plan B. And what sound advice that was. Whether that means exchanging your goggles for bike shorts because the pool is way too crowded or hopping onto the treadmill because of the torrential rain, always come prepared with a backup plan. Never, and I mean never, use not getting to carry out your original plan as an excuse not to exercise.
That very thing happened to me today. I had planned to swim, but my workout time and the pool time didn't gel. I was a little grumpy at first, but then I noticed all the empty treadmills and I knew I had packed my running shoes. I was forced to go with my Plan B, and I was pleasantly surprised. Halfway through my run I switched over to a hill program (the first time I tried a program and not just punched the quick start button) and challenged myself to charge up those hills. It felt great, and I ended up discovering that I really enjoyed tackling those hills. If I had given up after my first plan was foiled I would never have experienced this option. Talk about a silver lining!
Moral of the story: Plan B can be just a great as Plan A--maybe even better.
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