Recording workouts is helpful for some people. This is why I needed to stop.
, I would also always do one thing: obsessively write down what my sweat session consisted of.
The control I once had in gymnastics — my take-no-prisoners mentality when it came to my performances and doing every single leg lift, push-up, and handstand drill exactly right — suddenly became too much in my new life of post-sports-athlete-trying-to-stay-fit. I turned into my own coach, and though that sounds like a good thing, I was unable to disengage from the shame I felt when I wasn't on top of every rep I'd done or the calories I'd burned.
If you're overwhelmed, if something becomes more stressful than it is beneficial, consider making changes.
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