Wow, it’s been a while since I posted.  I fell ill and allergy season came back with renewed vigor as I was recovering.  I was wondering why I was having trouble getting back to my normal state when a friend mentioned the Fitness Trifecta (not sure if it needs capitalization, but it sounds like something important when I capitalize, doesn’t it?).

I know about the importance of all of these things, but I think grouping them as such helps to understand the importance.

The three legs of the Fitness Trifecta are:

• Exercise
• Nutrition (food and supplements)
• Sleep

Individually, we know all three of those things are important, but if you think of them as the three legs of a stool it’s a little harder to rationalize it to yourself that “it’s important, but I can let it slide for now”.

If you’re wondering, lack of sleep was the weak chink in my armor, but that lead to a bit less exercise as I didn’t feel up to speed enough to go to as many martial arts classes.  Obviously, coming up short on two legs of the Fitness Trifecta puts my health at a real disadvantage.

Well, that leaves an obvious next step, doesn’t it?  Make a plan to get more sleep, and focus more energy on not letting my Kung Fu training slide.  On that note, maybe I should relax for a bit.  It’s the end of the week, and you can’t push hard all of the time.

What about you?  Have you subconsciously mastered the Fitness Trifecta, or does it  take effort to keep from shortchanging yourself on one of the three legs?  Let me know.