Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Decisions...

Hi guys, hope you are all well! Okay, so this is really the inaugural post that is getting into the nitty-gritty! exciting, huh!

I was thinking about the matrix that is the world of health, and sometimes it can be a little bit overwhelming, especially if you are someone on the outside of this world and are looking at what lies within. It can be very daunting, you may not know where to begin, or even if you do know, what do you do! First and foremost, it is important to just do. get in there and do it! DO IT! Just like the old Nike adage...Just Do It! Whatever that 'it' may be! Tackle it, own it, get in its face, be its master! Procrastination is our worst enemy. We can all procrastinate on something for hours. But what if A..?But what if B..? But what if you do not question, and instead do?! You could save yourself a lot of time, and begin your change for the better sooner. Be the change in your world that you want to see.

So, we have decided to do something. Great. Weight training, swimming, running, bike riding, Crossfit for the more adventurous! Okay, maybe not to begin with...

When you have decided what you want to pursue, and especially if you have a goal in mind, it will be in your best interest to set short and long-term goals. A long-term goal might be that you want to run a half-marathon in 6 months. This is do-able... you just need to plan. After a couple of months training, you can do a 5km run, when you have done this you can aim for a 10km. The only thing stopping you will be your own motivation. We all want to see progress in what we set out to do, and if you are continually and progressively setting new goals and pushing boundaries...success will be yours.
I don't want to come across as gung-ho about this (okay, maybe I am just a bit..;-P), we do need to be smart about our training. We need to feed our bodies...fuel them. We need to give it the nutrients it needs. More protein to repair our muscles, limited fats, if we have a hard training session... give it more carbohydrates, as it will be in need of a prime energy source. The more we work with our body, the more in-sync we are with it.
To put it simply, our body is like a car. Look after it, service it regularly, fill it with the right fuel and she'll be running fine for years. But if you neglect it, fill it with E10 rather than prime unleaded, and forget to service it... she'll break down.

This is a subject that can be spoken about for ever...especially when I am so passionate about it.  I will leave this here, and write another post on training and nutrition soon!


Ben. ;-)

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