it’s a shorter week, and I wish you a sincerely great bank holiday on a Friday for a change. VE Day is a very important part of our history, and a significant part in our and world history and something we should always cherish.
From your messages, photos and videos, lots of you are doing very well. Some of you came into lockdown feeling unwell for weeks, but after a slow start, many of you are thriving in difficult circumstances, and actually getting to very impressive levels of personal fitness. Please keep that momentum up and please keep sending me all of your great and inspiring messages.
There’s two ways to go in lockdown, either you give in and hope for the best and every day will look like the last, but suffer endless feelings of hopelessness, anxiety and even depression, or you control as much as you can and get a daly routine that matters.
Doing a workout most days is hard to start with, it doesn’t seem to be doing much until the stiffness starts going and you recover quicker, your body starts to feel firmer, fitter and stronger and you get to start to like the better results you start to get
I am very lucky to go to the gym 5 days a week at times its tough, things ache and hurt, but I grind it out doing different things that I am really loving it now, the grind became extremely enjoyable and my 9am sessions are now a highly rewarding and creative part of my day.
For instance, I do 200m concept 2 bike races with my oldest boy and my cycling Is really strong. BUT, he beat me for the first time today but I hung on for a 2-1 win throwing all my strength and endurance into it, he’s pushing me to be better and he’s developing all the time himself.
Sometimes, trying new things, like our videos, new runs, new bike rides can change things up physically and mentally. Just because we are in a lockdown situation, it doesn’t mean we need to imprison our imagination too!!!
Refuse to go backwards in these times, and appreciate your DAILY chances to create a better and more purposeful future for you and your family.
We need to do all we can to keep our minds in state of growth, and elevate our feelings of happiness and joy, and move out of this in a position of real hope, strength and know we are able to get stuck into the challenges to come with our resourcefulness deeper than ever before, and be ready to battle whatever comes our way.
