Unplanned Interruptions: Staying on the Wagon

Sometimes, as always, life really doesn't go as planned. 

I woke up this morning as I've tried to do every day since I've activated my Modo Groupon at 5.30. A. FREAKING. M. And like all of the other (successful) mornings, I went through my quick routine, grabbed my pre-packed bags, and headed to the car. 

Two things: 1) Weather changes are the worst when traveling. 2) Stoplights are the bane of my existence. 

Minneapolis had its second hard frost, which led me to an unanticipated window scraping delay. And aside from killing my mileage, I have learned the hard way in the last few years that stoplights are the one difference between being early and being exactly on time. 

So what happened?

Two too many red lights later, I arrived at Modo JUST after they locked the doors for the session. Morning workout cancelled. 

I was mad, I was sad, I was ready to sleep in my car and drive to work in my smelly workout clothes. 

But then I thought: why not make the best of this? 

Normally, I would poop out, say "fuck it," and go straight back to bed. But my motivation to really DO this project, to stay honest to the blog and accountable to my readers, made me pause. 

Instead, I went back and hit a Fitness Blender workout. 

I'll say more about Fitness Blender in later posts (I've been experimenting with it for a bit now), but it's been a godsend in a pinch, and particularly this morning. I was pissed off after missing class, and instead of pouting or sleeping came home and put my every frustration and stressor into a badass kickboxing routine. I released my frustration, still kept up with my movement goals, and didn't spend any extra money or wasted time either way. SCORE. 

Also, I had just enough time to make a quick (small) batch of pancakes. DOUBLE SCORE. 

The point is, as I'm learning, setbacks are always going to happen, and it's highly unlikely that they'll be in your control. There are easy (but hard to electively choose) ways to make them less painful, and it turns out that what you hear about the rewards of exercise afterwards versus the rewards of doing nothing really are true. 

I'm super proud of myself, and although I know I can easily forget this, I am going to make a point of trying to remember that just getting up and making an effort is half the battle. Once that's done, it is silly to throw it away simply because of a locked door. 

What kind of interruptions get in the way of your workout routines? I'd love to know your solutions!