As Mirka has noted for Eagles Reboot, our lives have changed dramatically. We sit more, we move less, we don’t socialise, we are more distracted than ever, anxiety is on the rise
.. and we spend more (or, indeed, all of our) time in our own space of house and garden. And, as some of us found out for the 1milelockdownchallenge for A Mile in Her Shoes, covering one mile (or even one kilometre) involves a lot of laps or reps in a small enclosed area.
Eagles Reset is a quarantine ritual aimed at those Eagles for whom running even 1km is logistically challenging and simply aims to make sure that we are staying active (or increasing our activity if we have reduced our activity because of the challenges of lockdown).
Having something special during this time will help us look forward to each new day.
Please note, this is not a training programme.
This is an 11 - Week Reset Eagles Tracker.
Why 11 because this year we celebrate 11 th Ealing Eagles Anniversary.
In the first week, we will aim simply get into the habit of recording our exercise – this is a good habit for everyone, whatever their level. Let’s not judge ourselves for what we are or are not doing – we should start from where we are, not where we would like to be, and so need to know where we are. The exercise record includes two aspects – steps (for those of us who have a step counter or we could record minutes of specific walking) and other exercise (so perhaps a yoga class or squats)
For subsequent weeks, please identify a goal – perhaps trying a new online class or a suggestion from one of Dan VandenBurg’s Tuesday “Be active” posts on facebook. Or increase step count by adding a 500 steps (5 to 10mins walk depending on cadence) sometime during the day and consolidate that for the week so it becomes a habit.
Each week, I will make a suggestion for us to consider in our exercise – to encourage us to get into some good habits (perhaps good posture, improved balance or better glute activation) that will stand us in good stead when we are in a position to start running more again.
The probability is that Eagles wanting to make use of Eagles Reset may be in this situation for more than 11 weeks so this tracker and the weekly suggestions will continue, possibly repeated, as required. It is also possible that a variation of this may be appropriate for Healing Eagles.
As the possible targets for this are more varied than for Eagles Reboot, I will be offering a zoom social on Saturday 16 May at 11am for anyone who wants to chat about this – please message me (or email me at coaching@ealingeagles.com) if you would like to attend and I will send you the link.