Post-Thanksgiving Blues

Whenever I take a vacation (this past Thanksgiving week for example!) it is always challenging to recover. I suppose it’s a combination of the traveling, free time, lack of schedule and just being away from all my usual responsibilities. As a kid, I remember returning to ballet class after a holiday, and the teacher always commenting on how much we had improved, how taking a vacation was a great way to lose bad habits. I found this to be true then and still now. Somehow, as much as I feel the need for a vacation from my vacation, after a day of rest, I am re-motivated and ready to get back into it all. And it applies to my Pilates practice as well! After a week off, my respect for Pilates is refreshed. I feel things in my body in a new and exciting way. I have those mini-revelations we all know and crave as we feel the work on a deeper level.

So, if you have been on vacation from exercise for a while, that’s ok! There’s no bad time to start moving around. You will feel revived after an hour of Pilates, breathing deeper, wringing out your muscles, and getting back in touch with your body.

Bonus holiday pic: my daughter and niece doing tricks on a slack rope during the holiday. Oh, to be young again!