Keri McKibbin Personal Training

You need to wake up with hope every day, hope that things will get better, and hope you will keep you going even when things remain highly uncertain, things may seem darker than you hoped for, but that hope will help you continue.

I’ve seen many people who had seemingly little hope in their lives stun me by steadily getting stronger and much more mobile, simply by the process of showing up and doing their best. 

I’ve seen others too with everything going in their favour NOT try, not take action and lose hope in themselves, that can happen too. They lost hope and gave up on themselves and chose a different lifestyle.

Hope is your secret weapon, and once you combine that with action, then it will be a powerful combination that will give you huge results in all areas of your life.

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.