Holding Back

Do you ever find yourself holding a little part of yourself back when doing physical activities?

I recently noticed that I do. I'm not really sure if it's even for a very logical reason: I feel I'll tire myself out if I throw myself into something full energy, so I hold back a little to make it all the way to the end. I catch myself doing it sometimes when I'm riding up the last hill on the way home, and I definitely caught myself doing it in modern dance class.

I don't think I have to do that, honestly. I mean, I can't think of a time that I've completely run out of energy and had to sit down. I get tired as much as the next person, and there are times when it feels like you're going to keel over, but not from lack of energy.

I think this week, I'm not going to hold back. Just as an experiment. I'm aware of my body's range of motion right now. And I'm pretty clear on what I can do without tearing up my joints. Supplementary reading and one nosey doctor agree, there's really no reason for me not to dive right in. So tonight, I'm going to just do it, not think about it, and not look back at past mistakes. Let's see where it goes!

I wonder what will happen.