Keri McKibbin Personal Training

Standards over feelings.

We all feel a certain way sometimes. We feel like doing this or that, but rather than always relying on our feelings, we should rely on our STANDARDS.

Our minimum standard should be working out a minimum of 3 times a week, getting fresh air every day, eating good healthy food at least 80% of the time and mixing regularly with positive uplifting people.

Our standard should be about winning each day, instead of suddenly feeling we can’t do it because it’s cool to not try that day, or it’s cool to eat rubbish that day or its cool to have a bottle of wine instead.

Human beings work best on routine and the higher those daily standards are, the healthier we are, the more energy we have and our mental health operates at a high level too.

Feelings matter, but good standards which are non-negotiable and good routines every day allow us to operate in a much happier and healthier state every day. 

Your health is not about always about a long term target as that can be overwhelming ,it’s often about doing your best each day, and then the next and then the next.

If you put enough good days In every week, then you will be having strong weeks in terms of your health, and those good weeks will become a habit.

Same with bad days, put enough of them together and your health goes downhill and all the associated risks of ill health, both physically and mentally start to add up.

Don’t let any days go down the pan, don’t write off any days or weeks become “forget about my health” weeks as they will sway momentum either day.

 Stay on top of your health,  turn up for your workouts and quit making excuses to skip them,  and keep feeding yourself good food that only boosts your immune system, never settle for man made products full of chemicals and sugar to satisfy your hunger, because that food will become addictive too.

Monday is the perfect day to win to set you up for a great week!

Adversity, getting let down, having setbacks, doubt, frustration are all negative emotions but can be the springboard to fresh growth for you too, physically and emotionally.

When you are up against it, you have something to prove too.

When you have something to prove, you often not only try your hardest, you start to outperform your former self.

Also, if you have hunger there deep within you, those efforts tend to much more sustained, instead of going through the motions, you will keep putting in top performances all the time, and consistently you will test yourself at a higher level, eventually FORCING yourself to a higher standard and NEVER going back.

Use negativity to lift you up, to reset your body and mind to push to another level and never accept mediocrity or people doubting you ever again.