Keri McKibbin Personal Training

Every monday I would walk to primary school, no lift to school, no matter what the weather is like (just like today). You put a coat on in the dark weather and “got on with it”. 

But when you got to school you didn’t brag about it or moan about it, that’s just the way it was. If someone had a lift to school, they were classed as someone a bit better off but also a little more “pampered”.

I used to go down the gym in the evening and there was no “it’s too dark, too wet, too cold” as an excuse not to go,  there was certainly “I’m staying ‘safe’” by staying in the house and not going excuse, you wouldn’t even think about making up such an excuse.

You walked home often in the rain from school and on friday it was great to go right through the puddles as you wouldn’t be back til monday and you had the whole weekend. 

“Staying safe” and avoiding the things we NEED to do in life has become fashionable with many, even with those who grew up in seemingly rougher and tougher times, years ago the idea of being “babied” and being told how to think instead of thinking for ourselves  would have been ludicrous.

Avoiding fresh air is the opposite of staying safe for your health and wellness.

Staying in all day, not moving, scrolling your phone most of the time and being an expert on all the latest TV shows weakens your immune system, makes you stiffer, hurts your mental health and can become a very bad habit.

Not seeing people on a regular basis is a massive red flag, we need the human connection more than ever, the need to have a laugh and the need to catch up with what’s going on in the world and WE need to make that happen.

Bad weather is here, but since I’ve been born it’s ALWAYS rained 8-9 months of the year, we just get on with it and keep the SAME habits of exercising, moving more, eating as much natural food as we can, AND seeing plenty of people has NEVER been so important.

This is the BEST way to keep our immune system safe, our mental health safe and our bodies in great health at the same time. Don’t let anyone talk you out of it and think for yourself and don’t let your standards slip for others..

Rules to stay safe today (and every day).

Exercise at leats 3 days a week. Get fresh air. Work on your balance. Eat healthy non packaged food when possible and cook from scratch as much as possible.

Drink more water, it will make you feel better as well as perform better.

Pick your company wisely, some will drag you down to their level, some will raise you up to be what you were capable of being and more. Your choice.

ALL of this will make sure you sleep better, rest better, heal better and energise yourself every day.

These are the BEST ways to stay safe, live with courage.

Your work MATTERS.

You have two ways to go, two directions, no standing still, you either go back or go forward, that’s it.

Every week you have off it takes you two weeks to get back to normal (according to studies).

A week off is fine but mentally it can destroy your rhythm, disrupt your habits and put you out of sync.

You don’t have to have olympian type workouts every time, you just have to show up. That middle of the road effort maters, it counts, it yields results both physically and mentally.

Your work, your actions, your deeds matter and give you huge benefits in every area of your life. 

Non-action, thinking about it just sends you backwards in all ways, does nothing for your mental health and makes you feel sluggish, lacing in energy and sucks the life out of you.

Today is another opportunity, don’t put it as it has no upside!!