Improvise and Adapt

Things change. Whether it’s the subtle changes that come with age or an injury, illness or failure, things won’t be the same as they were before.

You’re allowed to throw a little pity party during these changes, but don’t spend too much time being negative and dwelling on it. Your current state is your reality, so the best way forward is to adapt and stop wishing for how things used to be.

We’ve had a client crack their ankle skiing and they continued to hobble their ass into the gym, in a boot, willing to do something. For the six weeks they were in a boot, we improvised.

And when the boot was off and the doctor cleared her, we still improvised because there were good days and bad days. That was her current reality.

She kept showing up and doing all the things she could do and we would help her modify one or two exercises here and there. Time passed (about 6 months) and one day there wasn’t any more pain. Just in time for her to go skiing again. Only to watch her husband break his ankle! - true story.

We all get knocked down. It’s our job to get back up.

Keep Moving - Coach Dom