As I was hanging onto my treadmill for dear life this morning, wondering why it was so hard when I've been exercising so faithfully, something occurred to me...
Farm land usually has fallow periods, where the farmer won't plant so the soil can rest. Constantly producing makes it eventually much less productive, if there's not a "time-out" of sorts. Farmers will rotate which fields are fallow that year, so they can maximize productivity.
I know that marathoners say they don't push every single day - that it's not good for their bodies. They have an intense day, and then a more mellow day in their workouts, rotating them so their bodies stay sharp and productive.
I think I'm having a fallow week. This is the 3rd week of weird sleep, and since I used sleep aids so much last week during the worst of it (full moon), I'm trying not to this week. So, there's no doubt about it - I'm tired! But, as I was struggling to do 2 miles this morning, I thought about this fallow concept. Maybe this week is a fallow week - that everything is in low gear, or something, and maybe I'm building myself back up by laying low. Does that make sense?
I don't know if my body's doing it instinctively or not, but I am definitely having a fallow week.
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