Workout Distractions
Posted by terrepruitt on July 9, 2011
It is difficult for me to do Nia at home. In Nia we actually move our head. “Huh?” You say. Well next time you are in a cardio workout out class or an exercise class you might notice that you don’t often (or at all) move your head around purposefully. In Nia we look up, we look around, we look down, we out. We could just be moving our head to sense the sensation of it, or we could be doing it to allow action to follow intention or . . . well, whatever idea we are using at the moment to move our head, we move our head. ALL AROUND. Which, makes it difficult for me to workout at home. When I look up I see spider webs. When I look around I see dust. When I look down I see Spot. When I look out I see squirrels.
We have cathedral ceilings, so there is never a time when we don’t have spider webs or something way up there. When I see it I start thinking, “I need to get the duster and the ladder and get that.” Then there is the dust. The dust never seems to NOT be there even right as I am dusting. Then there is the cat. She either wants to go out, or be pet, or she just chooses to lay right in the middle of my workout floor. And I have learned that I absolutely have to keep my curtains closed. I don’t care what the weather is, I don’t care what the temperature is, I have to keep my curtains closed because I get REALLY distracted when I don’t. Here are two examples of what I see.
First he comes to the door. Tentative. Then he will stand that like that for a long time. I have tried to just keep on going and just let him watch me dance, but after a while I feel bad. He will just stand there with his paws at his chest and look at me. He has stood like that for at least an entire song. I always end up stopping and giving him or, more accurately, them nuts. When one gets peanuts the others come along.
Then this is what they do. This was taken on a very hot day. The mat was in the shade and had been for a while so he just plopped down. I think he was enjoying the shade. A little snack in the shade. He just looked at me while he ate his snack.
They have come up to the doors and windows and put both paws on the glass and looked inside. I imagine I hear, “Hey, you in there! Where are the peanuts?” It is rather funny. I am not certain, but I think it is one in particular that does that. My hubby named him Brutus. When he comes up to the door, he will stay there and take a peanut from me. Sometimes he barely lets me put the peanut out the door.
Yes, one of the things we do in Nia is to not think about things like spider webs, dust, the grocery list, the things we need to do after class and when I am outside of my home I can do that much better. In my house I get distracted. There are so many distractions. So one way I eliminate at least one is I keep the curtains shut. On the days that I took these pictures I had obviously not done so.
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niachick said
OMG. You are just really too much. Does the squirrel dance while you’re dancing? The first picture looks like he could be ready to throw his arms open, and do a little lateral traveling. In the second picture he looks like he’s in the “creeping” stage of the 5 Stages. You’ve taught them well, Terre. I’m smilin’.
Love to you,
Jill
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terrepruitt said
Today when I got up hubby open the sliding glass door and within a few minutes the squirrel was in the yard. When I stood up to walk towards the door he scampered to the door. I gave him a peanut.
They don’t dance, they just stand there really still. And they will stand like that for a long time. They just stare at me. They are very funny.
I’m going to share Nia with some “Fitbloggers” today. Yay!
XOXOX
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Angelia Sims said
That is the cutest darn thing. I just love how he holds his paws to his chest. I think you are spoiling them! I can see how it’s distracting. I have pictures of our squirrel that tortures our dog. We had dog food on the back porch and, apparently, they really like salmon-based dry food. Lol!
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John Pruitt said
You are an amazing photographer 🙂
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terrepruitt said
Silly, thank you for the compliment, but you are the amazing photographer. I just point and shoot and if I get a good shot it is luck. You were really starting to get into it and learn a lot and actually work to shoot a great picture.
You should have seen the hawk that was distracting me this morning. He was in the tall tree a few houses away. Amazing!
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