Who do you think is fitter out of the following and in the best physical condition?
The 100m runner who runs it in under 10 seconds or the one who does it in 12 seconds?
The runner who can run up a 2 mile gradient in 14 minutes or the one who takes 25minutes?
The swimmer who takes 10 lengths in 15 minutes or the one who does it in 25 minutes?
The cyclist who can cycle around pembrey country park in 30 minutes or the one who does it in 60 minutes?
The person who does his/her 3 circuits of inside workouts without a break, or the one who has to take a break after each exercise?
The person who power walks with her dog or the one who ambles along stopping to talk to everyone over the same distance and takes twice as long?
The one who recovers very quickly from a tough exercise session or the one who takes all day to recover from a tough session?
The one who can do 10 sprints up steep hills without much of a break apart from walking back down the hill, or the one who needs 3 minutes break in between each sprint?
The person who focuses on constant improvement every month or the ones who goes through the motions every day, every week, every month, every year, not focusing on improvement, just “getting through it”.
There are exceptions to a couple of these but in the main, if you are faster and stronger at something, it is a great sign that usually your body fat is lower, your strength is better and your health is in great shape. Since we don’t really want to be getting involved in races against our friends, we need to start competing with ourselves a bit more!!!
You should be able to tell if you’re improving right away. Are you better than last week, last month or especially last year? Are you going through the motions in your training or do you really try to do your best in most sessions? Did you have health worries in the past and have you tried living your lifestyle in a much healthier way to alleviate those concerns? These are the questions you should be asking yourself, especially as we come to the end of the year. Its always a time for reflection and its not too late to finish the year off at a high if you really want to.
Those distance high’s may seem a long way off, but if you train regularly, eat well and sleep well, and have patience, those once proud moments in your life will be your again!
Lets give it a go and get going!! Nine weeks to christmas so lets get a move on!!!
