{"id":19080,"date":"2024-06-24T16:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T16:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=19080"},"modified":"2024-07-08T20:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T20:00:39","slug":"do-you-have-a-workout-emergency-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/do-you-have-a-workout-emergency-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have a Workout Emergency Fund?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, I got a parking ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n

I went to meet up with a group of friends at a bar in Nashville, and forgot to pay the $5 for parking at the parking terminal on my way in. After about 45 minutes, while sitting in the restaurant, I remembered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh crap.<\/span><\/p>\n

I ran out to my car, and sure enough, right there tucked under my windshield wiper was a small manilla envelope.<\/span><\/p>\n

I sheepishly grabbed it, and saw a fine for $70 plus a processing fee.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

My $7 hazy IPA suddenly got a lot more expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was also having a crap day.<\/span><\/p>\n

So how did I respond?<\/span><\/p>\n

I laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, I went back into the restaurant and finished hanging out with my friends. Later that night I paid the parking ticket and then transferred the exact amount of the ticket from my \u201cAbsent Minded Fund\u201d into my checking account.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

(Yes, this used to be called my \u201cidiot fund\u201d, but I\u2019m trying to have a nicer inner critic!)<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a specific, separate savings account I keep that I contribute a small amount to every month, that is specifically for paying for the occasional mistake that I might make absentmindedly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, it would be great if I never made absent minded mistakes. And yep, it would be great if some of them were less financially punitive.<\/span><\/p>\n

But also, this is life. Rather than beating myself up for something I clearly didn\u2019t do on purpose, I can move on with my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The important part, just like the<\/span> \u200b<\/span>Ulysses Pact<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/a> I wrote about previously, is that I could weather this storm because of my proactiveness in the past:<\/span><\/p>\n

Making a decision during a moment of strength, to protect against a future moment of weakness.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had a lot on my mind that night, and in a moment of weakness, I didn\u2019t pay for parking. But because of Past Steve\u2019s acceptance that \u201csh** happens!,\u201d this didn\u2019t affect me in the slightest.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it has me thinking about this in terms of wellness too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emergency Workout Fund<\/b><\/h2>\n

I really enjoyed this post from<\/b> \u200b<\/span>Andrew Coates<\/b>\u200b<\/span><\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve recently written about what to do when<\/span> \u200b<\/span>you don\u2019t like to work out<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/a>. We can help ourselves tremendously if we can make our workouts more physically or emotionally beneficial.<\/span><\/p>\n

After all, something special can happen when we find ways to work out even on the days when we don\u2019t <\/span>feel like it.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

We can prove to ourselves that we can do hard things. We prove to ourselves that we\u2019re the type of person who can work out even without motivation. There\u2019s a certain sense of pride and accomplishment that comes after too.<\/span><\/p>\n

And not only that, but in this example, doing a workout when we don\u2019t <\/span>want to<\/span><\/i> is like putting money into an \u201cEmergency Workout Fund.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re banking extra days off for when we really need them in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope this gives you a little bit of a nudge to get that workout in today, even when you don\u2019t <\/span>feel<\/span><\/i> like it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Start putting workouts into the Emergency Workout fund! Future You will thank you. I promise.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Steve<\/b><\/p>\n

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A few weeks ago, I got a parking ticket. I went to meet up with a group of friends at a bar in Nashville, and forgot to pay the $5 for parking at the parking terminal on my way in. After about 45 minutes, while sitting in the restaurant, I remembered. Oh crap. I ran…
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