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First things first. If you haven’t heard through the grapevine yet, Elliot was born a week ago on Monday September 14th.

We’re home, healthy and happy. I won’t be around the gym this week, I’m going to soak up as much time as possible with him and Hannah.

I wanted to use today as an opportunity to talk about training though, and how we, even in times of uncertainty and sleep deprivation need to take care of ourselves to enable us to help others.

I haven’t ran in 2 or 3 weeks. Honestly, the break has been nice and I haven’t missed it too much yet. Many people run to relive stress, but when the baby was going to show up at any moment I found it too difficult to drop everything and head to the woods. 

I still need movement though. I still need to sweat, breathe and get outside. So I’ve been prioritizing two things.

I’m walking with a goal of 15 thousand steps a day. Since we’ve been home with the baby I’ve been able to achieve this, or come close. All it takes is two walks. A medium-length and a long one, plus a lot of running around the house. 

The other things I’ve been doing is 5 minute workouts.

There are no expectations to these sessions. No goals, no warm up. Just pick two or three movements and get a couple of sets in.

This has been huge for me. I try to do it outside. 

The break. The sweat. The focus on my breathing and moving my body resets me and lets me get back to what’s important.

Remember, it gets hectic out there, and it’s all too easy to put yourself on the back burner. Every little bit helps, give yourself some time, even if it’s just a walk and a few sets of bodyweight squats.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain