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I mentioned the other day that, by the time we’re next back doing sessions in the club, we will have been ‘solely online’ for two thirds of the previous year.
We’ve managed to keep the business going through the continued support of the existing members who carried on with “the next best thing”.
And an amount of new members who’ve come in since.
After the initial ‘adjustment’ last March to April, our number of leavers has actually been lower than a normal year.
The issue has been the increased difficulty in bringing new people in compared to normal.
Now I do get that that most might not choose to start the full programme when they’ve never even been in the club.
But, we have other options for support that anyone can use.
The ‘RISE @ Home’ programme.
And we ran a free ‘7 Day, 5 Minute Feel less shit challenge’ last week that was open to anyone.
And there have been periods where we were back in the club when people could’ve got cracking.
And whilst some have, a common response to people we speak to is “I’ll wait till this all blows over”.
Or “until things are back to normal”.
And we get that.
We do.
It’s a tempting thought.
But…………..
From our experience…………
It’s tempting to think versions of that for years on end.
We’ve had people that have been getting our blogs for years and occasionally respond with “I’ll get started with you when………….”.
When work is better.
When the holidays are finished.
When the kids are back at school.
Or existing members who’ve stopped doing sessions or making changes to their eating and will “get back to it when……….”.
Again, we get it.
There’s always something happening.
But, that’s the key.
If we wait for the stars to align………..
For things to be ‘perfect’………..
Or even ‘better’………….
Then we’ll probably wait forever.
It’s often that ‘all or nothing thinking’.
Where we tell ourselves that we need to do five lengthy workouts a week and eat like a monk.
And, when we don’t feel we can do that, we do the equivalent of nothing.
We often say “it does what it says on the tin”.
We help people RISE.
Doesn’t need to be as fast as possible to personal bests at all times.
It’s just better decisions than we could or would have made.
It’s average forward progress when it used to be the opposite.
Two steps forward and one back, rather than one forward and two back.
Or three and two.
Or even two and two.
Standing still when we could’ve gone massively backwards.
“Waiting till this all blows over” or “things are back to normal” essentially means we’re planning on sliding backwards until then.
And, probably, for longer.
This doesn’t mean someone needs to join one of our programme (although they are more than welcome, of course).
It’s just to question whether looking after our health, fitness, energy levels and mood should ever be something we defer?
Something we plan to look after in the future?
Or, maybe, it’s something we just slow down and speed up on a little as circumstance dictates.
Much love,
Jon ‘Me down with a feather’ Hall
