1 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, Emily a body here. You are listening to 2 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: five Minute Friday from Hurdle. I am recording live looking 3 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: at the water right now on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship. It. 4 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: Eh my gosh. It feels a little silly to talk 5 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: about this because there's so much going on in the world, 6 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: but this was something that I planned back in November, 7 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: and so I am getting off the ship tomorrow. I've 8 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: been on it for a week. Unfortunately, we haven't had 9 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: the best weather. It's been rainy and cloudy for most 10 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: of the time here. I think out of the seven days, 11 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: we got one day of sun. But an amazing place 12 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: to be despite the fact that it wasn't sunny and bright. 13 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: I mean, the facilities are gorgeous. The restaurants are top notch. 14 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: I went to Extra Virgin last night. If you live 15 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: in New York, you know how amazing their food is 16 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: and so much fitness. Like the fitness facilities on this 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: boat are mind blowing and something like twenty classes a day. Again, 18 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: so much different than anything I ever remember cruising to be. 19 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: So if you are looking for some sort of a 20 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: trip that I would say is pretty budget conscious, I 21 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: would definitely recommend looking into going on a Virgin Voyages cruise. 22 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: I digress. I've been thinking a lot this week because 23 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: I'm out of my usual one about routine, and it's 24 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: something that I'm writing about in the newsletter day I 25 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: talked about recently on social as well. Routine, in my mind, 26 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: is such a gift, and there are always going to 27 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: be things that beckon us to get out of our 28 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: routine right whether it is uncontrollable circumstance, even though you 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: may be home, whether it is travel, work, travel, disagreements 30 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: or with friends or loved ones that make you feel 31 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: some kind of way. So many different things can pull 32 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: us out of our normal routine or make it feel 33 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: like the routine is not possible. But what has been 34 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: a constant for me, despite so much uncontrollable over the 35 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: last three sixty five is doing the same things almost 36 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: every single day, although those things might look a little 37 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: bit different. So the aspects of my routine right now 38 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: that feel so good to me, my morning routine habit stack, 39 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: if you will. It involves breathwork, journaling, gratitude, moving my body, 40 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: light exposure. Those are non negotiables for me, and like 41 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: I said, they still might look a little bit different 42 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: depending on my circumstance. So, for instance, on the cruise 43 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: this week, I have a schedule that I'm sticking to. 44 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: I am training for the Cherry Blossom ten miler in 45 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: April in Washington, d C. And so I have running 46 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: that I've had to do. I also stick to a 47 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: string training routine. I've had strength workouts that i have 48 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: to do, and then I've been doing all the other things, 49 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: even though it's been a little bit cloudy with the 50 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: light exposure. So for me, the reason why I am 51 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: so firm on this being something that I beckon you 52 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: to integrate is that there's so much goodness in it. 53 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: When I execute on my routine to the best of 54 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: my ability, the world shows up for me because I 55 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: show up for myself. And I know that sounds a 56 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: little woo woo, right, It sounds a little flufy, if 57 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: you will, but it is the truth because when I 58 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: fill my own cup, I have a more optimistic perspective 59 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: on what is available to me, what my options are, 60 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: what I am capable of doing. When we don't pour 61 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: into our own cup, when you don't put on your 62 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: own oxygen mask first, you are less capable of doing 63 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: anything for the people that are around you, and so 64 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: you don't need to do what I'm doing. I actually 65 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: don't want you to do what I'm doing if it 66 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: doesn't feel good for you. That is the first question 67 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: that you've got to ask yourself when it comes to 68 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: implementing any sort of routine, is what feels good for 69 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: insert your name here, get honest about that, and also 70 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: meet yourself with where you're at. So maybe you do 71 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: want to integrate some sort of a journaling practice into 72 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: your routine, but at this point writing for a full 73 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: page or two doesn't seem accessible. That's also okay. Start 74 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: with writing one thing a day that you're grateful for. 75 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: If you are not writing anything at all right now, 76 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: and then you just want to start writing the next 77 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: great American novel. It's the part of your morning routine. 78 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: It's probably not going to stick. So meet yourself with 79 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: where you're at, and trust me, you will have no 80 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: regrets about it. The power of the routine. I'm telling 81 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: you my prompt for you this week. Take a look 82 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: at what you're doing right now, what's working, what's not, 83 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: and is there something that you can add into your 84 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: morning that's going to make you feel like the world 85 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: also wants to show up for you again. Take a 86 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: look at your morning routine. What's something that's working right now, 87 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: what's one thing that you may want to add in, 88 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: and what feels good for insert your name in the blank, 89 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: and now a listener question. Hey, Emily, my name is 90 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: Brittany and I am looking for a running shoe suggestion. 91 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: I'm not a crazy runner, but I am someone who 92 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: logs something about ten to fifteen miles a week and 93 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: searching for something that's comfortable and not too expensive. Would 94 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: love your thoughts. Thanks. Okay, comfortable and not too expensive. 95 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: I'm going to say this, while I can understand having 96 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: a budget for your sneaker situation, I want to encourage 97 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: you to invest in yourself, knowing that you are getting 98 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: something that's going to dramatically impact you for the better. 99 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: With that caveat out there, you can often find a 100 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: lot of the shoes that I'm about to recommend to you. 101 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: Maybe it's like a version or too older than the 102 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: newest version. So like the new A six Nimbus twenty seven, 103 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: you can get the twenty six or the twenty five 104 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: online and it will still be such a great staple 105 00:05:56,040 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: for your rotation, So might go to neutral running sneaker. 106 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: Here we go the Nike Pegass. They're also coming out 107 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: with a new iteration of their Romero shortly, which I've been. 108 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: It was a sneaker that I chose to bring with 109 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: me on this cruise and it has been Chef's Kiss 110 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: really awesome. The Acex Superblast is one of my favorites. 111 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: Also the Acex Nimbus, and there's a brand new Acex 112 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,239 Speaker 1: Nimbus out there. Brooks Ghost Max heavily in the rotation 113 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: right now. Really big fan of that shoe. I love 114 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: the extra cushion from the regular book Brooks Ghost. It 115 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: feels really good underfoot. I've run up to something like 116 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: twenty miles in that shoe, so I can say it's 117 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: great for everything from a five K to really going 118 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: the distance. And then I'm going to round it out 119 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: with God, what's the last thing that's right by my 120 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: friend door right now? Oh? The Hokah mock is by 121 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 1: the door right now. Really like that sneaker. I'm also 122 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: a Bondie fan. I feel like you have to kind 123 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: of find your sweet spot with Hoka. Go into your 124 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: run specialty store. The closest one to your place. Try 125 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: a bunch of them, run on the treadmill and see 126 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,679 Speaker 1: what feels good for you. But the mock is also 127 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: a neutral running sneaker that's in my regular rotation. Hope 128 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: these help If you need any more Rex I am 129 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: all ears and also always here for your listener questions. 130 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: Shoot me an email over at Hello at hurdle dot 131 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: us and your question could be featured in upcoming episode 132 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: of the show. That's it for this week. 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