Understanding where your body is at in the moment brings you a large array of information on how to move forward. Today’s focus is on the importance of going at your own pace.
Even if you are following a routine recorded by an instructor and you want to follow the whole thing, feel free to stop the recording and work within your limits, within your understanding, while you have the awareness of your starting point. It's not important to go through the whole thing. What is important is HOW you are doing every single exercise.
You can do an exercise, just because it's there in front of you and you put your body through it. Or, you can do an exercise and make it be effective and beneficial for you. So, if you are following a routine and you encounter an exercise that you are not certain of or you don't know how to do it, pause the recording and work your way through the exercise. Figure out what works for you and what doesn't. Then move through the parts that you feel are good for you. Lead with your body, do not lead with your mind. Continue to take information from your body and inform your mind. Complete this process before going on to the next exercise.
This may require you to adjust your mindset. Think of your exercise time as time for you, not time for the routine. If you only complete five or ten of the exercises in the routine in a way that makes sense for you, in a way that puts your body at ease, that will create constant progress. It will keep you feeling safe to explore your body within the realm of that particular exercise series. Do not go past what your body is capable of doing and you will minimize the risk of injuring yourself.
This is very important!
Do not feel pressured to go through the whole routine. Go at your own pace to improve your body, your mind, your process, your well-being.
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