Simple Cardio… Stop Worrying For Perfect

Cardio doesn’t have to be some giant clothing-terrain-peri-workout-nutrition equation.

It just needs to be done to be effective.

I’ve seen the fitness industry become so fine tuned via gadgets, apps, and looking for the perfect scenario that many people are growing insecure in attempts to even begin a workout.

If you don’t have your Fit Bit, fuck it, you’ll still achieve a long distance run so long as you do it.

If you’re phone’s location setting isn’t locking in and tracking your every step via MapMyRun, you’re still going to travel a distance and probably remember the route.

If you can’t find your Hoka’s or New Balance sneakers the street will not care, you body will likely not fall apart, just shorten up the distance, or pick a trail instead to alleviate the impact on your body.

Heck even wear two pairs of socks for extra comfort. I’ve done so many hikes with double layers when socks begin to thin, or, I’m left with my junk pair of trail running shoes.

The bottom line is get to your workout start and finish it.

10, 20, even 100 years ago people still hiked mountains, ran streets, sprinted across fields all with very sub par accessories and basic tracking measures.

So don’t sell your body short. Get out there and just START, then FINISH your training session.

Worst case cut it to 10 minutes instead of 30, or 20 minutes instead of 60.

You’ll be much happier in doing so.

For most of the training public, you’ll at least maintain if not progress.

Stay focused on the bigger picture.

PS – When pinched for time, if the Blue Hills are too far for me to get to hike I hit a local hill in Marshfield. If sprinting becomes a issue and I can not get to Marshfield High School track or Pembroke High School I sprint the driveway of Belley Fitness in Pembroke. If it’s the football fields I want for my session, I simply sprint the lawn at Belley Fitness. There’s always a way around your cardio constraints.