Breaking Through Barriers

Well, today, for the first time, I finally jogged a full 26 minutes without stopping-YAY! In the past I would stop at 24 minutes...and for some reason have just had this locked in my mind and wouldn't push through it. Key word here...WOULDN'T push through....not couldn't-there was no reason for me not to. I am not in pain, not breathing particularly hard-heart rate average was 150 with a peak of 167-so absolutely no reason other than a mental block. And I finally pushed through it. It's a small win-but a win all the same.

How many times have you seen someone with a new (or old) exercise, and they try once, fail-and that's it? Now they can't do it. They lock it in their brains that they just can't-and don't even try again!

Of course you can't if you don't work at it! And if you really have no desire to do it, then fine walk away-but if you say you really want to do it but you can't....I'm not buying it! You need to work at it; stretch a little further each day if your goal is to touch your toes, push another minute if you are working at running further and longer, you want to do a push up on your toes-get down on your knees and get lower and lower. You just have to challenge yourself-and push through the mental blocks.

If you say you can or you can't, you are always right!

PS-One year ago today I quit drinking for good. I said I would, and did.
Ciao for now!