I have come to understand that these little breaks from the competitive intensity of my life have been and still are an integral part of my success. Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning
You cannot reach the heights you want unless you take a recovery. Courtney, A cycle instructor
You don’t get stronger when you’re sprinting, you get stronger when you recover. Aubrey Marcus
What does HIIT stand for? High intensity interval training. I’ve read different time intervals for high intensity interval training, but essentially, you work as hard you can for a burst, and then rest and repeat. The simplest formula I’ve found is in Dave Asprey’s book, The Bulletproof Diet. He says, go as fast you can, like a lion is chasing you, for 30 seconds and rest for 90 seconds. Do that for 15 minutes once or twice a week. Easy formula to remember.
When I was a stay-at-home mom, I used to work out a lot because I had the time to. I worked out 6 days a week. I would go to the gym for an hour Monday-Friday and then do a long run on the weekend. I ran half marathons and did weekend relays with friends. I could have worked out longer, but I felt guilty about taking more time. I loved it and really missed it when we bought the first shop and I had to work so much.
At one point during my early days in the business I felt like I was too busy to work out. I was working all the time, like 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., but I got hit hard with the winter blues. With some help of an honest family member decided that for my own sake I better start prioritizing my health.
I started running again, but had to learn to optimize my workout time. I ran ½ an hour 3 mornings a week before work and would do arms and yoga for ½ hour on the weekends. On the mornings I didn’t run, I still made sure I moved for a few minutes in the morning to get my heart pumping. And guess what I found: I didn’t have to spend all those hours working out. I could work a little harder and not have to devote so much time.
Although I still missed working out because I love moving my body and making it stronger, I liked that I could get the same benefits with less time commitment. I thought I was just maintaining, but people started to ask what I was doing and saying that I was looking really fit.
Then I tried HIIT.
One of my goals is to be a hustler AND be able to relax and enjoy my family and friends. I want to be able to get to full-on hustle during the work day, and be able to turn that off and not stress about work after hours. I want both, but that is a struggle for me. I haven’t always known how to go from one to the other, I could either relax and not get much done, or I could hustle like a mad woman, but I didn’t know how to do both. I’m still working on this because I believe both are important. I want to challenge myself to learn new things, to work, and accomplish my goals, AND I want to read and hike and nurture my relationships without always feeling like I should be working.
I love HIIT for the on/off switch. It helps me remember that I can push as hard as I can in life, and relax and enjoy the simple pleasures. It helps me practice the on and off of a busy, productive life with the peace of self-care.
How do you achieve turning your hustle on and off?
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