James Kavanagh Coaching

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Day 3 - Is hitting 10,000 steps a day going to make a difference to your health? 👀

It’s nearly January which means it might be time to start your fitness journey 👀

And that might mean signing up to a new gym 🫣

I’ll be the first to say that going into a new gym has always been a nerve wracking experience - no matter HOW much I know it’s irrational 🤦🏻‍♂️

Luckily, at any gym you go to, there’ll be staff just like those at JD Gyms in Gloucester 🙌🏻

Who are enthusiastic about fitness and want nothing more than to give you a helping hand 👋🏻

Personal trainers and gym staff often have negative stereotypes, and some of these are fully deserved 🤔

But more and more we’re seeing a shift to focusing on creating a friendly and welcoming environment for anyone of any experience level 👌🏻

And I was pleased to say that my experience in JD showed nothing less than that 🤝

Thanks to JD for the day pass to come and check out your new place, it looks epic! 💥

And thanks to , , and for hosting me and looking after me so well - you’re all legends and I can’t wait to pop back and see you all soon 👏🏻

This can be a really tricky season for people who aren’t confident in their body 🫠

Families making comments about weight you’ve gained, or lost, is often justified as “caring”, but the reality is, it isn’t 🙂‍↕️

You’re well within my rights to respond with:

“I’d rather not talk about my body” and move the conversation along 👌🏻

One of my clients said to me the other day: “In 5 years, will I remember what I wore, or the good times I had with my family/friends” and that really stuck with me 🤔

We often think the only way we can have a good time is if we look a certain way or wear a certain thing 😣

This is NOT the case 🫤

Focus on wearing what makes you COMFORTABLE 🤗

If you know that someone is LIKELY to make a comment about your body, then focus, first and foremost, on protecting your peace ✌️

It’s YOUR Christmas too and you deserve to enjoy it ❤️

December is a time to slow down for a lot of us 😴

It’s the darkest month with the shortest days and everyone is getting ready for Christmas 🎅

There are socials to be had, there’s drinking to be done, food to be eaten 🥘

And all of that means that exercise and going to the gym tends to be put on the back burner until January 🗓️

Whilst I’m all for slowing down in December, if your usual routine includes exercise, stopping could induce:

- an increase in guilt 🫠
- the mentality of having to “catch up” when you’re back 🥲
- a drop in body confidence 🙃
- an increase in anxiety at a time where it’s already normal for us to feel more anxious 🤦🏻‍♂️

And I’m not saying that everyone should be exercising as normal right the way through the festive period 🙅🏻‍♂️

But going cold turkey might make you feel worse around exercise in general, AND make it harder to get back into it 🤷‍♂️

And that’s something I don’t think any of us need in an already difficult month 👀

Set yourself a lower goal - try to ensure you get a minimum of one session per week and that’ll tick you over until January 🙌🏻

The reality of Hyrox for me is that it’s a lot of doing what I don’t enjoy doing 🥲

It’s a lot of running, it’s a lot of discomfort, it’s a lot of pushing myself out of my comfort zone 🫠

The last 6 months training have dragged because of this ⏰

But I’m grateful that I have the capacity to do it - it’s proof that I’m more capable than I thought 💪🏻

It’s proof that I don’t give up when things are hard 😤

And it’s that proof that builds confidence, self belief and the ability to push even further when things get tough 🫣

So don’t shy away from the things you find hard - lean into them 👀

The struggle might be your biggest gift 🎁