Why You Should Go to Practice Today
Why You Should Go to Practice Today
Sure, it may seem like “one” missed practice isn’t a big deal, but here is why consistency and showing up matters more than you realize.
It’s 2:30pm, and with a morning practice, a day full of classes and relentless eating and snacking already behind you, another swim practice looms ahead. Taking stock of your day you begin to think that maybe you are better off taking the rest of the day to yourself. In these moments it can be tempting to pull the rip chord on account of illness, homework or straight up disinterest.
Sure, it might just be “one” practice, and in the long term a single missed workout won’t make much of a difference to whether or not you eventually achieve your goals in the pool.
But that “one” missed workout (let’s be honest here, if you’re having these thoughts it’s probably not just going to be one workout) has larger implications than just our goals in the pool.
Here is why you should brave the feelings of “I don’t feel like it” and go to practice today.
The reality is that there will always be days where the last thing you feel like doing is going to the pool. You’re tired, grumpy, and a fresh season of your favorite TV show just got released on Netflix. Some of these days will be exceptionally challenging, and even the top athletes in our sport aren’t immune to these types of days.
Here are a few reasons you should make it down to the pool for practice (besides the whole getting better at the swimming aspect):
