Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Common Questions: Should It Feel This Hard?
Uploaded: 2021-09-24T14:36:41.868Z
Duration: 5 min
Description: Common Questions: Should It Feel This Hard?

I appreciate how accepting and welcoming this app is ❤️

Feticia

I needed to hear this. Been working on my "all or nothing" mentality by changing the definition of "all."

Laura

Alona

Elaine

I try and offer a variety of programs that range in difficulty. Finding the right type of difficulty can be tricky. 

How do you know if a workout is too hard? 

There are two kinds of hard. Good hard and bad hard. 

Good hard challenges you, pulls the best out of you, inspires you, and ultimately you should end the workout feeling motivated, inspired, and eager for more. 

Good hard does not mean easy. You still may have to modify, add in rest, and adjust the workout. But at the end of the day it was a good experience.

Bad hard is the type of hard where at the end of the workout you were left feeling discouraged, less than, frustrated,  and not wanting to ever do it again. 

This is the type of hard we want to avoid at all costs. Granted there will be days that no matter what the workout is, you have a hard time. That is expected and very very normal.

But if every workout is leaving you discouraged it means it is too hard for you (for now). Modify. Modify. Modify. Modify so that it feels achievable.

The best way to ensure progress is to enjoy the process. You enjoy the process by doing workouts that challenge you but do not make you feel defeated. 

The goldilocks rule: want hard, but not too hard. That sweet spot in the middle is where you will thrive.

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