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Waanie stays balanced After a successfull challenge to keep myself from overworking myself, I will continue to focus on my mental balance. Furthermore, I started climbing with some of my colleagues, and I would really like to become better at that . The trick is to take good care of myself, both mentally and physically. A lot of exercise and mental strain is fun, but it can easily lead to injuries/illness. Therefore, I'm going to focus on keeping the balance . 1. Take some mental rest at least 5 minutes a day, 5 times a week This can be yoga, meditation, foam rolling, stretching or anything else that lets me be alone with my thoughts and relax. I had this goal last time and it helped me a lot. Balance exercises like the tree pose or crow pose also count . 2. Stretch after every workout Nowadays I climb twice a week, and I often forget to stretch after that. My muscles are starting to get shorter, especially my quadriceps. To keep my muscles long and recover faster, I must stretch after each workout I do. 3. Do two workouts a week that focus on core & glute strength While climbing, I use almost all my muscles, including my abs and glutes. However, these muscle groups are not trained enough to keep my posture good. To keep the back pain at bay, I will therefore do two workouts a week that focus on core strength and glute strength. If I feel up to it, I can also add other exercises to better my posture, but I must take care not to overwork some of my muscles. Planks and bridges will definitely be included . 4. Track my workouts I will roughly track my workouts. Not too detailed, but more things like "biked to work" or "climbed", just to see how much I'm doing and for future reference. At the moment, I think I bike around 100km a week, climb twice a week and take walks from time to time as well. We'll see what I really do in a week . Have a nice challenge everyone!