[rt_reading_time label=”Reading Time:” postfix=”minutes” postfix_singular=”minute”]
As I write this, I’ve just this minute received a message in my wife’s side of the family group chat on messenger.
From Linsey, our sister-in-law.
She’s just got a place in next year’s London Marathon.
She’s got mixed emotions about it right now.
But she’ll be fine.
My sister did it this year too.
Hard work, but she made it.
And Linsey will too, I’m sure.
Katie (my sister) started her marathon with an approaching some call ‘Jeffing’.
Run / jog an certain time or distance.
Walk the same.
And so on.
And she dropped to walk towards the end.
But, do you know what she didn’t do?
And I’m sure Linsey won’t either?
She didn’t run as fast as she could, do a big jump and then stay there for a little while before doing it again.
Or walking backwards for a bit before doing that again.
That would be mental, wouldn’t it?
Imagine seeing someone doing that?
But…………
——— You know where I’m going here, don’t you? ————–
We often do the same with our health, fitness and weight loss attempts, don’t we.
Go all out for a while.
Loads of effort.
Then stop.
Maybe slide backwards.
And go again after a while.
Maybe getting there eventually.
Often not.
Often ending up back behind the ‘start line’ (many people feel they’re back here when they first click this link –> myrise.co.uk/briefing-meeting).
Speeding up and slowing down as circumstance dictates is fine.
‘Jeffing’ as and when is needed.
Walk up the hills.
Jog when it’s flat.
Bit faster on a down hill if you want.
But just keep going.
Small, consistent steps.
Not big ones you can’t maintain.
Much love,
Jon ‘Snickers’ Hall and Matt ‘Get some nuts’ Nicholson
RISE Macclesfield – myrise.co.uk
High fives and changing lives
Enter your details at myrise.co.uk for more information about what we do.
Or check out our monthly find-out-more meeting if you want to learn more about our free ’20lbs weight loss in 8 weeks’ and ‘Beach Body’ challenges –> myrise.co.uk/briefing-meeting
