Hoping to Hop

Professionally and personally I have by en large always come from a place of "can do".  Physically--not so much.

For those of us in the less-than-fit set, a lot of time is spent making excuses for not being able to do various physical activities.  "Yeah, I'm just not that into skiing--don't like the cold"....."Roller coasters are sooooo not my thing--afraid of heights"...."I WOULD play on the work softball team, but I have to dust my shelves on Tuesday nights"...etc, etc, etc......

An interesting aspect of the gym, especially working with a trainer, is that there is no space for excuses.  You either can do or can't do--if the latter, it is very clear why.

This became acutely evident to me yesterday when I was asked to do this hopping over a half-ball maneuver.  I am currently just about as good at hopping as you would think.  The interesting thing was, try as I might, I just could not come up with an excuse.  I simply just was not fit enough.  UGH.

The more interesting thing was my reaction.  Naked without diversionary excuses, I immediately became ornery and self deprecating--neither of which solved my hopping problem.  Both of which made me feel immature and silly, in retrospect.

So, I went and did cardio twice today.  It it highly likely that I will face this situation again sooner rather than later.  However, it is incumbent upon me to ensure that it will not always be this way.

One day I will hop.