Keri McKibbin Personal Training

We all like hate some films that some people love, some love to read, I can’t read without being bored but I listen a lot to books, some people love a certain way of exercising and never deviate much from that idea, some like experiencing something new at regular intervals and opening their minds constantly.

Everything has a different audience. We had new individuals starting today and we all know how hard that can be on so many different levels, and many of you did things for the very first time today, stuff you never thought you would do, both ends of the spectrum having widely different needs but both succeeding in their own way simply by showing up.

We have had people today who are struggling in their lives, some who just wanted some peace down the gym, Different needs at the gym but the workout satisfies both’s feelings ultimately and hopefully bringing more inner calm than any box of tablets could ever give you.

As we gain more experience, and we are all still earning, it’s important to respect everyone’s ideas, opinions and path in life, because we are on our own path and the more we concentrate on that, and respect others’, the more we succeed ourselves and the happier we become.

Never has there been a better time to be strict with ourselves in our habits which mean we look after ourselves better, whilst at the same time being more tolerant of others and their path and we all win that way.

I know I have a huge array of needs at the gym from all of you, and I’ve never been so excited to do more with you and keep rejecting the one size fits all approach which we have never done and will never do.

Everyday is learn a new skill day, improve your balance day, improve your strength and endurance day, if you focus on always getting better bit by bit, everything else takes care of itself.

There’s a million things to moan about, plenty of things we wish were better, decisions we made in haste or anger that we later wish we could have reversed given our time all over again.

Times like these threaten overwhelm us, make us feel all at sea, our emotions threaten to paralyse us just as we need to be taking action the most to escape the stress, anxiety and feelings as if we aren’t in control of our own lives anymore.

Even in our most desperate and low times, we need to expose ourselves to the medicine that starts our fightback, and sustains our fight and eventually overwhelms those things that are threatening to take over our lives.

I’ve never EVER met anyone who’s life hasn’t been enhanced greatly by exercising, getting fresh air, healing themselves internally by eating well, and being exposed to people on a daily basis who will lift them up, make them laugh and continually drive the message home to them that life can and WILL get better.

More than likely, there’s going to be someone who has been through the same at the gym or likely much worse again, and they have come through the other side, not only healed but stronger than ever before and they are willing to tell their story to you too, and inspire you to keep taking action, even at times when you don’t even feel like carrying on.

Our emotions can make or break us, they can make us feel we have lost control or we are totally in charge. Whatever life throws at us, the daily medicine of your workouts, eating right (not stress eating or drinking) and the company we regularly keep will be the constant game-changer that gives us a strong advantage in every area of our lives.