Working Out

Here I am looking at the James Clear email again.  He cities something a friend said to him that ring particularly true with me as I have gotten older.  “Never do anything in the gym today that prevents you from working out tomorrow.”
I did that yesterday.  The day before I knew I had major physical work to do in the next day.  I therefore told Merril I was not doing what was a major physical activity at home that day.
I was really glad I did that.  The next day I was amazed how tired my legs were are how close to cramping I was.  I reckon if I had worked the day before I would have cramped up early the next day.
I find that particularly amazing.  Thankfully there was a lot of help and I spent a good bit of time overseeing and making things happen, while others did most of the physical work.  Still it involved a lot of walking and figuring out who could do what. It did not help that a Plover was nesting in the area, and we were very often swooped on.  That was excitement I was not expecting.
As it was, I regard what was achieved as part one of what needs to be done to prevent our spare allotment parking area from becoming a muddy place whare many areas are avoided.
The point for me though was that I need to ensure what I do one day does not prevent me doing what I need to do later.  On that basis I tend to allow a few days between physical activities these days.  If I do not then a pay a price. 
Oh the joys of getting older.  It is something I never considered when I was younger.  I am one that deliberately makes days full to allow time the next day for other things.
I know to expect though a longer time for recovery than I did once.  That is why I “Never do anything in the gym today that prevents you from working out tomorrow.”  Ok it is not the gym, but it may as well be.