Hi guys! It’s Tuesday which should mean I’m here to share another video with you all, but the truth is – I don’t have one. I thought about sharing an old video that I hadn’t posted on my blog before but when I looked at them the video quality was really poor and grainy and I didn’t feel right about giving you something crappy.
I wasn’t sure what to record, and once again I had to cancel my classes last night due to weather and I really don’t feel like recording in my basement.
But truthfully, I don’t have any videos not because I don’t have anything I could record or somewhere to do it, I just don’t feel like recording anything.
In a nut shell I’m stressed, depressed, and just don’t feel all that cheerful.
It’s a cop out. There is no “real” reason for me to not have a new video for you today, besides me not feeling like doing anything.
As a fitness instructor I have to put a happy face on even when I don’t want to to teach, as it’s my job. And today I get to do that three times which sucks a lot out of a person when they are already having a pretty low energy day.
I was going to just not post, knowing that 98% of the world wouldn’t even notice or care, but then I figured for the other 2% they might be interested to know that everyone of us has down days/weeks/months/whatever regardless of how it might seem. Especially when you are following someone on social media, they generally only show you the best parts of their lives which leaves you wondering why their live is perfect and yours is not.
My life is anything but perfect. And today I’m just going to allow myself a bit of time to feel sorry for myself and be unhappy, knowing that in a few hours time I have to turn the happy face back on and pretend like everything is just peachy.
So I’m sorry there is no new video today, hopefully there will be a new one for Thursday, but if not I’ll be back next Tuesday for sure.
It would only be a cop-out if you had avoided the situation all together, which you didn’t 🙂 Besides, the bright whatzit in the sky is shining, so us 2% can go outside for some vit-D, or if we aren’t feeling so chipper, just lay in front of a sunny window cuddled up with our favorite fur-family members.
Thanks 🙂
That bright thing in the sky certainly does help!
Let’s re-frame; not a cop-up but listening to your body and responding appropriately. We fitness instructors can be hard on ourselves, forgetting how much energy we give to the world on a daily basis. A day or two of ‘not feeling it’ is to be expected. Enjoy your down time; I know you’ll be back at it in a day or two! xo
Thank you! So many people don’t understand how much of our own personal energy (not movement energy) we give away to encourage others in fitness classes. It can sometimes be hard to find ways to reenergize ourselves. Mental burnout needs just as much care as physical.
You’ve made me feel much better about my mini-breakdown day. <3
Hi, I’ve been following your blog on and off for a while, I feel it’s time to come out and comment *wave*
I can totally relate 🙂 I’m only instructing for a couple of weeks and only one group and it brings me a lot of joy, but the day will come when I’m not feeling all that great and I will have to be the happy bubbly instructor they’re used to. Everyone had those days. Today was such a day, only I’m not instructing I’m traveling, which is the second but thing in my life. I’m in Tokyo and I feel lonely. I usually don’t. Even though I’m almost always traveling solo. Anyway, my body did not cooperate today and I miss my peers.
So, I can relate, I can tell you what you already know, that you’re loved and important, and that it will get better 🙂
Thanks for your comment!
Yes, it happens to all of us from time to time that’s for sure. Especially when you have a job that involves giving so much energy away to others, but when you’re in it you feel like you are the only one which is why it can really help to open up and share. I’m so glad you left your comment, and I hope that by doing so it helped you move past your own feelings of loneliness that you were dealing with – we’re all in this together! <3
Please ignore the auto correct errors… I’m sure you can make sense of it (it’s big things, not but things 😉 )
Ahhh, yes! I teach every single day, and some days it’s harder than others…from being the person who always has to smile, give 110% and watch and correct the form of others…it gets to you!
You get to the point where you have to work out on top of class (not just practicing for class) in order to see results yourself. So, some days you’re working out 3-4 times a day, and that gets exhausting!
I always feel guilty for wanting to take a break, because this is my job! I love it! (well, I also have a full-time day job that has me working 50-60 hours a week on top of teaching). But, even too much of a good thing can be bad/not fun. We all deserve a break! Even if you have trouble sharing that with your class…they get super bummed when you cancel (even though they have NO issues skipping your class when they feel like it).
Good to hear from others in the fitness instruction community!
Aundra, I don’t know how you do it, teaching so many classes on top of your full-time job!
It’s interesting because while my situation/feelings really didn’t have anything to do with my job (though I totally know about fitness teaching burnout too), it was/is just regular stress and depression over a winter that won’t end (and the financial impact that has caused since I have to keep cancelling classes). But, when it comes to having to teach while feeling like that, it doesn’t really matter what the reason is, it’s just not fun. And it’s really not fun trying to pretend you are having fun when you are really not, if you know what I mean.
People still think it must be “awesome!” to workout for a living. It certainly has it’s high points, but in many ways it’s a total disaster. Especially with Zumba & Zumba Toning where you can’t really NOT do the class, you know? Blech.
Anyway, we are awesome and we shall prevail!