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My schedule has been quite busy of late.
It is a screwy world when we prioritize Facebook over our health, but that is exactly what happened to me accidentally.
I have a routine in the mornings. Up at 6 AM, tea and emails. But the emails turn into a peek in Facebook and then I extract myself 40 minutes later and bingo it is too late to go for a run… the phone is ringing.
OK, so it is not just Facebook, it is other online social media sites that I check and to be fair, it is a big part of my business, but could I be more structured and exercise? The answer is always - Yes.
The point of the column is that we prioritize ineffectively and then blame our problems on a lack of time. It is never a lack of time it is only a lack of time management skills.
Several years ago I was competing in a rally and my knees were hurting. My co-driver was a doctor and so I asked, “What do I do?” The answer was, “Don’t go to a doctor.”
Then I went to see Joel over at Pinnacle Physio who very kindly helped me out. I said, “I have a problem with my knees.” He said, “No you don’t. You have a problem with your quad muscles.”
I was confused, but I committed to a regime of building quads and other muscles in the gym with the help of Shane Pizzey and his team and before long, my knee pain was gone.
In fact, a lot of other smaller ailments had disappeared too.
Now I have let myself slip and I have some big adventures coming up. So, I need to get back in shape.
It seems so hard, and yes, it is painful to get going again, but the amazing thing to me is I have way less pain during the exercise than I do before the exercise and I love that feeling.
If you are like me, it may be time to change your routine. You may prefer exercising in the morning or when you get back from work or simply at the gym later in the evening. Whatever works for you is fine. However, you NEED to make it a priority.
Get fit and then you can come and join us on one of the world's top ten marathons in Africa next year to raise money for charity and help some Kenyans to live a full life.
Feel free to contact me [email protected] if you are interested.
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This article is written by or on behalf of an outsourced columnist and does not necessarily reflect the views of Castanet.
