Gear Shifting

Everyday I try to get outside in the afternoon for some informal training.

A simple workout with no equipment, or just a kettlebell, out in the sun, is wonderful. Even if it’s only a 5-10 minute workout. Getting out, listening to some music, a podcast or nothing at all had really helped me try and shift from work-mode to at-home-but-not-working-mode. 

The other day when I was headed into the garage, I said to Hannah, I’m going train. Didn’t you already workout, she asked. Well, I had, but she’s still thinking about working out as the big 60-minute event it used to be for all of us just a month ago.  I’ve shifted what I think training is, and instead use it as a way to create more movement throughout the day. 

I headed into the garage, then to the driveway to do whatever random thing caught my fancy. Jump rope, kettlebell swings, walking lunges down the driveway, overhead carries. No rhyme or reason to any of it, just an excuse to be outside, moving, connecting with my body.

If you are having a hard time shifting gears from homeschool teacher to employee to chef and whatever other role you’re playing now, I recommend that you get outside and move around, with or without a plan.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain