Cycle day 14
I had a really good day today. It’s a sunny, summery Saturday and I got to do one of my current favourite things this morning: figure skating.
Despite having only skated once in the past two months, and fully expecting myself to suck ass today, I surprised myself by having a really good sesh. My jumps felt lighter and easier. AND I managed to unlock a new skill that had been eluding me for months (see the above gif for a demo and my amazed facial expression afterwards lol).
But of course – I am currently on cycle day 14.
This isn’t the first time I’ve returned to some physical activity on one of my peak cycle days (ie the ovulatory phase, aka inner summer) after having had time off for a while, fully expecting to suck at said activity, and surprising myself by outdoing past PB’s, up-levelling in some way, or it just feeling really easy.
But it shouldn’t surprise me, because I know that when my hormones (estrogen in particular) are high, I am physically primed and ready to for action! I wrote a Medium article about it if you’re interested in delving deeper into why this is the case.
Anyway, I am giving myself full permission to enjoy the giddy joys of inner summer. Plus am taking advantage of this extra energy to be productive and move a few projects forward. Like this blog!