So, that training plan that you’ve been religiously/vagu
Some things are just out of your control – I.e. the weather, your body not behaving how you want it to the training it’s doing, Family commitments. There are things that you can control and things that you can’t….
Control the controllables, stay calm and plan how you can “fix the problem”.
There will be a solution (the majority of the time) if you think rationally and logically.
2. Seek advice from an expert you trust
Whatever the problem there is an expert who has been there, done that and has experience of working with your issue.
The person you go to see needs to be someone you trust, respect and will heed their advice. Joining a personal training program can also help.
I’m struggling still with a painful foot and calf every time I run since Wokingham Half Marathon and my school-girl error. I visited Emma Milligan at Lower Earley Osteopaths last week who told me not to run or cycle for 4 days after treatment she gave me on my foot/calf – I am sticking to that advice, as I want to make the start line of the London Marathon pain-free.
3. Sleep
The other issue I’ve been struggling with is SLEEP….with 3 children under 4 years old, it’s not really surprising; but it was beginning to take its toll again. Being able to count on one hand how many times we’ve had an uninterrupted nights sleep since Christmas was testing my patience, mood, energy levels and recovery rate…. I reached out to a great friend/Mum/soon to be Ironman, Lou Gubb who suggested Feng Shui.
All about getting the energy in the right place and harmonising you with your surrounding environment.
A few tweaks to how our twin daughters’ bedroom was arranged and what was in there and we’ve had uninterrupted nights sleep since….
You don’t know until you try; definitely worth reading up on.
4. Do other exercise
Whatever exercise you can’t do, there will be exercise you can do – guaranteed and with a good nutrition it makes wonders, see here more info on how to take care of your body.
Think out of the box and find other ways to keep yourself fit, active and happy 🙂 And if you find yourself struggling to lose weight, then maybe taking an all-natural weight management supplement like Revitaa pro can help.
5. Occupy your mind with other things
As a parent you constantly have something/someone else to occupy your mind, which doesn’t give you much time to sit and dwell. But if you do find you are sitting and dwelling about the training that isn’t happening as planned – create another project that will keep your mind occupied and satisified; one of those things thats been on the “one day I will” list…! Mine is to write more blogs!