FINALLY the sun has decided to tog out for Kerry.
Long overdue if I may say. There’s nothing like getting up early to open up at 6.30am and the sun is there to greet you. It’s a brilliant feeling and you start the day with a smile on your face.
Then your dog lets you know he’s awake and he wants some of the Kerry sun while going for his walk!
Physical activity plays a huge part in minimising and preventing both physical and mental health issues. How many of us can honestly answer this question: Have I ever been affected by physical or mental health issues directly or indirectly?
Are we still afraid to talk about how we feel? How we look? What we do?. My question is: Do you know where to go or know what to do if we are not feeling 100% for a period of time?
Last year I ran a weight-loss program, where participants had to put pen to paper telling me about themselves and why I should pick them.
There was one letter that stood out from the rest as it wasn’t a weight loss letter. It was all about how this guy wanted to break the cycle of depression and substitute it with healthy eating and exercise.
When I first met him, there was a man who was totally unassuming, introverted and had little weight to lose. What do I do, or what can I do I asked myself?
I set him a challenge and in doing that, I set myself the challenge of helping this guy help himself for his family. What better motivation to succeed in anything you do when it’s for a greater cause than yourself.
So the journey began for us both. Every day that I was training him I always asked this simple question: out of 10, how are we feeling today?
No matter what the answer was (1-10) my reply was: is that a good (1-10) or is it a bad (1-10) and walked away before he could answer it, as it was for him to decide if he is will to make it a Good (1-10) or not.
Always, he chose it to be a good (1-10). In the process he still lost 40lbs in 8 weeks, Ran 10km under 60minutes and most of all he and his beautiful family were very grateful for what just happened.
For me it was all worthwhile to see the relationship develop and go from strength to strength within his own family and when both his wife and himself came to me and just said; “Thank you for everything you have done” that’s what makes me want to be the very best at what I do.
I know there’s plenty of males and females out there questioning themselves; “Would I be able to make those changes?” The simple answer is you will never know until you “Accept” and “TRY”.
Please don’t get me wrong as I am not preaching that exercise and healthy eating will “Fix or Cure” you. What I am saying is that both the GP’s and Exercise Specialists like myself can work together for the better of clients and patients. There is no one way that is the best.
