make sure you exercise you most important body part every day…….the mind
laced up the sneaks and went out for my morning jog………..it is 77 degrees already and about 99 % humidity…………..2 blocks out…………I realized that I left my frozen vitamin water bottle in the freezer and it was in my friggin hand melting and keeping my hands cool………….I usually take my first sip about 1/2 mile into my jog…………..the water is refreshing and gives me energy on these hot humid days…………my mind goes into a highly fought tennis match…………….should I go back………….or should I continue…….I decided to go on…………once I start jogging I need to keep moving……………If I stop…………most times I dont start again……..so no my mind is starting to work on me………….pass the 1/2 mile point………….shoot no water…………no my mind is telling me there is no way that I’m going to be able to go the full 2…………about 3/4 mile I realized that I wasn’t dying of thirst………….so at that point I made peace with my mind…………….it doesnt matter you will put your best foot forward one step at a time…………….and if you dont finish thats okay…………once I made that concsious thought…………..my run started getting real fluid…………I finished my run with ease………and had a really good work out……….
We really need to make our minds fit……………we need to exercise daily with postive thoughts about nutrious food, exercise and good feelings in general………you need to eliminate negative thoughts……………they will sabotage any efforts……………..once you start saying I can………….you will…………….when I’m in the gym once I start thinking this is heavy …………..the weight does become really heavy………….when I’m doing cardio……….and the mind is focused on the things that I need to do for the day…………..the 45 minutes cardio starts getting real hard to do…………..but if I focus on how good this makes me feel and that when I get done I will be able to do everything with greater ease………all of a sudden the 45 turns into an hour…………..you decide that the 15 minutes will feel good…………….
You’re right on target with this one! It’s all about the mind. I think more than we even realize. Sounds like you’re doing great! Keep up the good work and positive attitude! It will take you far!
that is true! Good for you…and thanks for the reminder…so, did you get some water? I was feeling thirsty just reading your blog!
I agree. When I am running, all kinds of negative thoughts come in my head. “another lap? I’ll never make it” or “quit here”, “I’m too tired”, “today is not my day”. Sometimes I have to force positive thoughts it or somewhat close to positive like “it’s just one more lap”, “just do it”. We have to bust through those negative thoughts.