Exercising Combats Writer’s Block

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This morning I had the worst case of writer’s block. My daughter kept crying over any little thing; I was super tired; and I couldn’t find the keys. We were 15 minutes late leaving the house, and I was hyperventilating before I got in the car. My creative juices were blocked, and I couldn’t even write a single word. After two hours of staring at the computer screen, I headed to my spin class.

It seemed like the heat from the outside had seeped into the spinning room.  Before the instructor started the class,, I was already sweating.  Also, the instructor doesn’t like putting on the fans, so I knew I was in for a treat.  It was grueling and sometimes painful (left leg hurts a little).  Even with all that, I’m glad that I went.  The writer’s block is gone.

Writing and exercising go hand-in-hand.  It helps clear your mind of any stress that you have, so you can begin writing the next chapter of your book, a user manual, press release, etc. My preference is running or biking; however, yoga and pilates are also great ways to alleviate writer’s block. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as it alleviates the blocks that prevent you from writing. If you have children, then take them out for a walk, or go to the pool and swim laps while they are in the shallow area.

The next time you are unable to write, go outside (or to the gym) and get physical.