During our lives we come across numerous mental challenges –
some are small and take minimal time to work through, while others require much
more thought. I recently came up against a significant mental challenge, different
to anything I had experienced before. For those who don’t know I have a 4 month
old daughter. My wife and daughter mean everything to me and I haven’t spent an
evening away from them since my daughter was born.
Last week the Y conducted a winter sleep out to raise funds
for our charity Open Doors. It was a fantastic idea but for me the challenge
wasn’t the physical aspect of sleeping outside in the cold wintery weather. It
was the mentality of spending the night away from my family for the first time.
Mental challenges also apply to your health and fitness. The
biggest mental challenge most people face is getting to the gym. We sit at home
umming and arring whether we should go to the gym or not and by the time a
decision is made it’s too late. Physically there aren’t any issues, it’s just
having that mental challenge of getting up off the couch and going to the gym.
Does this sound like you?
If you answered yes then read on. If this was you, but not
any longer, well done on making the change.
For those reading on there are a few strategies you can put
it place to help you get over those mental challenges.
1) Pencil your workouts in your diary – treat your
workouts just like any other appointment, write it down and stick to it
2) Find a workout buddy – training with a partner
or friend has so many benefits. You’ll be able to motivate each other to get to
the gym and during your workouts
3) Try Personal Training – Having a PT will keep
you motivated and accountable to your workouts – plus they make it fun!
Now you have some strategies, go about implementing them and
let me know how you go, I’d love to hear your feedback.
By the way - I did make it to the sleep out...
Healthy Regards
Tristan Simmons
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