We love to post about success stories, but this is for those who are struggling today. Here’s how to put things into perspective.
When you are having a “black cloud” day, when your belief in exercise is low, you have to think of it in a different way.
Most if not all of you have been on the crest of a wave with your training. You felt good, often great and when you felt like that most things in life seemed possible. It’s zero problem being cheerful and ambitious when you feel good internally.
The biggest challenge of all is to change your thinking when you are having one of those black cloud days. You feel it only rains on you, and on those days, it feels impossible to get off the canvas because you feel hammered because of all the mental blows.
These days are exactly the days the “medicine” of exercise needs to be dealt. Biologically, scientifically whatever way you want to call it, exercise will change the way your brain works, I go on all the time about BDNF causing a chemical explosion in your brain automatically feeling better, and movement is the only way, I guarantee once you do a bit, you will definitely want to do even more.
Your brain can work the opposite way. One bad day can become a bad week. You promise next week will be different but it ends up being a bad month, then one bad month becomes a bad 2 years.
I urge you tomorrow to get your trainers on and turn the tide, pick yourself up and show what you are made of. Your body will soon recognise those chemicals released again and your trust and confidence in yourself will slowly return.
In life you are always moving forward or drifting backwards. You either live and fight with pride or you bow your head and never try anything worthwhile again. Pick your head up high again, and do what you are really capable of.
The most trying of circumstances are calling on you to show what you are really made of. Which path you take will shape the rest of your life.
