Hello everyone! Yesterday, I completed my 18th Chloe Thing challenge, and I would like to share some thoughts that I have been having recently.
I did not complete 18 challenges in a row; rather, it has been something I did over the years, starting from the pandemic.
Sometimes, I honestly feel the need to stop and do something else, or that I just need to rest as I face a difficult time in my life. Still, Chloe’s is the form of exercising I keep coming back to. I am now reached a point where it feels nostalgic to go back to it, as I have been doing it on and off for such a long time that I attached some precious memories to it (training in my room when I still lived in my childhood house, in a sunny spring day, with my dog sleeping on my bed and waking up to watch me, training after a bittersweet breakup and so on).
A part of me is sometimes fed up with HIIT training, while having found comfort or a safe space in Chloe’s programs.
It happens to me to feel guilty to have stopped, wondering whether I gained wait and asking my self whether I could have been any fitter by just keep doing this without breaks.
However, even if I am getting older, each time I come back, DOMS are less painful and last shorter; I get used to the training quicker; I can feel my muscles activating with a mind-body connection I could only dreamt of in the beginning of my journey. Each time I start back again, a little part of me is lost, while I gain something else, holding on to what I have learnt.
So, thank you Chloe, for giving me a strength and a stamina that do not fade, even when I decide it is time to rest. And thank you, for making me feel I am still able to