How did you come back to exercise after life got in the way?

Whether it was an injury, a difficult season, illness, caring responsibilities or simply losing the thread — most of us have had a stretch where movement dropped away. The gap between knowing you want to start again and actually doing it can feel surprisingly wide, and I think it deserves more honest conversation than it usually gets. What did your return look like, and what made the difference between trying again and giving up on trying?