Author: Keri McKibbin

We go on all the time about how exercises makes us feel better a few hours afterwards, and the energy we create through it. Why should that energy stop though straight after you exercise?

Exercise should empower us to take action the rest of our day.

Most people complain about getting up in the morning, some are frantically searching for a quote to post on social media about how bad their day is going to be. It doesn’t take a genius to work out what kind of day is going to pan out for them.

A bad idea is to switch on your phone or computer immediately when you get up. A negative message can instantly put you in a mood, and get you tied up doing things that only waste your time. Keep them off until you have exercised.

The quickest way to change the way you feel straight after you get up is to move more. Going out for a walk is a great example, going for a run for those of you a little fitter but a walk works fine. If you stuck with your kids and can’t go out, pick 5 simple exercises and get breathing harder as you work harder, you WILL feel better AND feel more positive too.

20 minutes of exercise will change the way you view the world in the morning, and give you crucial thinking time on how you will approach your day. Some of my best thoughts come early in the morning whilst i am moving.

To avoid not acting on those good ideas, we need to write them down-immediately when we get in. Write down at least two things that you need to do that day, and make sure this time they get done no matter what.

Writing them down makes you much more likely to actually do them, and not put them off. Keeping a journal and writing is the difference between talking a good game and actually getting things done. No point blaming anyone else but yourself as most people have the same opportunities, and it’s consistent action that will lead to change, not one off good days.

Exercise will be your fuel to create the ultimate positive start to your day and make those days count, will make you more positive mentally to overcome negative people during your day, and give you the motivation to keep repeating it because of the success you are very likely to get.

“Staying in the game is vital” to you and keeping your standards high.

We keep our environment strong and for a reason. Once we drop it, everything drops with it. From keeping the gym clean and tidy to showing everyone at the gym respect, it starts and ends with the highest of standards.

So keeping yourself in our environment will help you in terms of mental wellbeing too. You know when you come in to train, you will have a plan to get through, and do your best during that plan. This goes without saying.

No drifting off half way through to do some treadmill, no going easy on the spin bike, you need to get through the hard work and that will never change.

You will get good and bad days in life, but when you enter the gym with us, you know you will only feel a lot better afterwards, this is where mental wellbeing becomes a massive benefit.

This is why staying in our environment works, you are pushed on by people who want the best for themselves but as importantly, FOR YOU too!!

If you go back to your days of going to work, then coming home putting your feet up and lazing on the settee all night, then how’s that going to make you feel better? Back in a rut again would be easy words to describe it.

THREE times a week MUST happen for you if you want to feel and look your best, there is no other way. Don’t pretend that once a week is good enough.

Through good times and bad times, make sure you hang on in there, stay in the game and give yourself a fighting chance to come back stronger than ever.