If someone would have told me 6 years ago that I would be able to run for more than five minuts without stopping abruptly grasping for my life, I for sure would have taken them for bloody fools.
At that time I weighed 50 pounds more, the doctors gave me that look : boy you will hardly be able to top over 55 years old.
Yet I find myself today with two marathons at my back, on top of a fair number of half Marathons, 10K , trail circuits and a large list of personal achievements I am proud of.
Do not mistake me, I am hardly a record breaker nor a top performer, even for my group age, but I enjoy every tiny improvement in my performance as If I were crowned among the gods of the stadium.
How did I get there? I fairly can say: baby steps, discipline and sacrifice.
Baby steps:
Rome was not built in a day, nor you can build changes in your body in short period of times.
You need first of all to build a plan to where you want to get, visualize what is your final objective.
Then you need to break it down into small pieces. Those parts should be achievable goals which all together build up towards the final result
Discipline:
Once you have your plan set up, find time for it and stick to it. You don't need to think about it, just follow the daily plan, whether it is related to nutrition or exercise. You should be confident that your plan will lead you to the result you expect to reach.
Sacrifice:
When you stick to your plan you are for sure leaving things behind: time you used to spend other activities, even leisure moments, or maybe having to pass on that sugary dish that I used to have every Sunday morning.
At that time I weighed 50 pounds more, the doctors gave me that look : boy you will hardly be able to top over 55 years old.
Yet I find myself today with two marathons at my back, on top of a fair number of half Marathons, 10K , trail circuits and a large list of personal achievements I am proud of.
Do not mistake me, I am hardly a record breaker nor a top performer, even for my group age, but I enjoy every tiny improvement in my performance as If I were crowned among the gods of the stadium.
How did I get there? I fairly can say: baby steps, discipline and sacrifice.
Baby steps:
Rome was not built in a day, nor you can build changes in your body in short period of times.
You need first of all to build a plan to where you want to get, visualize what is your final objective.
Then you need to break it down into small pieces. Those parts should be achievable goals which all together build up towards the final result
Discipline:
Once you have your plan set up, find time for it and stick to it. You don't need to think about it, just follow the daily plan, whether it is related to nutrition or exercise. You should be confident that your plan will lead you to the result you expect to reach.
Sacrifice:
When you stick to your plan you are for sure leaving things behind: time you used to spend other activities, even leisure moments, or maybe having to pass on that sugary dish that I used to have every Sunday morning.
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