I’ve been learning so much about myself during this past week of recovery that my head is spinning. Some of the knowledge includes:
- No matter what got thrown at me, I could handle it
- I’m in better health now than I was in my 20s – my standing heartrate is 65 or so
- My recovery rate is extraordinary
- Even when faced with fear, I refused to cower and tackled everything I had to to the best of my abilities
What does this mean for me?
Well, personally, Barbara Ling wise, it means that I can still master physical activities that I had never given myself the permission to succeed in before.
So I’m wondering…on what should I focus?
- Earning a black belt in karate?
- Getting skilled in aikido?
- Mastering kendo?
- Learning Brazilian Jui-jitsu?
I now know without a shadow of a doubt that I can excel and overcome any physical challenges in any of the above.
Side note here – I’m debating about getting the p90X package. Everyone raves about how difficult it is, and how you need to take their “test” first to see if it’s for you.
I found a copy of that test and while I can’t go thru it now, I asked myself how I would have done before surgery. I can do:
- 3 pullups (minimum is 1)
- Vertical leap is 5″ (minimum is 3)
- Toe touch is 0″ (minimun is -6)
- Wall squat is 1.5 minutes (minimum is 1 minute)
- Bicep curls is at least 18 with 25 pounds (min for women is 10 curls with 8 pounds)
- Abs Ins and outs are 35 (minimum is 25)
- And I easily did the jumping jacks thingee in karate class awhile back.
So…methinks I could probably handle this program. And that got me thinking about the whole, what art do I want to master?
It’s kinda sorta great to have the confidence to think this way.
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps – p90x can be found like so: