Stobbsie Fitness

Well this is new 🤯

For someone who doesn't run, I'll take it - and I'm oddly buzzing about this.

Thought I'd throw this in here as a win for me.

Said it before but I hate running and vowed never to when I left the army.

Lets be honest, my hyrox times show that running is my weakness, but when you don't run, and take part in a mostly running event, its expected really.

So now we're going to actually take it serious for Birmingham.

Procrastinated like f**k prior to going, but once I got moving I felt good (never thought I'd say that about running)

7km In 40 minutes and I am buzzing, more so for the fact that my legs just powered through even with DOMs galore. I didn't feel the need to stop, I just kept plodding, felt comfortable and steady.

I might go with 'beginners' luck but I'll take it.

The lesson here...

Just f**king do it, you might surprise yourself.

Much needed Daddy Daughter day after she'd been on her little holiday.

Think I might have found a new favourite spot today and Maisie definitely loved it!

A little lunch date to Halfpenny Green Airport for some lunch at the wonderful

Maisie loved seeing and watching the planes, even got a treat of a private jet coming in, dropping someone off and going again.

Theres only one way in which a daddy daughter day can finish - LEGO!

A full day of smiles and laughter with some epic food to fuel the day.

Birmingham - Let's do it 😬

Why? I don't know, but we move 🤣

Suppose I best do a bit of running 👀 (maybe)

Who else has either got or going to try get Birmingham tickets?

Just incase you wasn't aware ⏩️

I'm not even sorry...

Running joke of the day 😝

*ers

(or abuse 🤷🏼‍♂️)

Equine therapy = Awesome 🐴

New challenges - New experiences

Honestly don't know where to start with this as you REALLY need to experience it

It's hard to put into words how the horses make you feel, it's at ease and relaxed, but on edge at the beginning (especially if you're not used to being around horses). Confidence growing as the minutes pass, tension releasing in your body as they look at you. If you're lucky enough to build connection with them it really is indescribable 🤯

There is still a stigma around the word 'therapy' and thinking you're sat opposite someone as they ask you about your childhood - That isn't always the case and not everyone needs that, hence why so much research has gone into other therapy methods, equine being one

Why does equine work so well?
🐴 The connection between human and horse is real
🐴 They don't judge
🐴 They don't know anything about you, nor you know anything about them - No boundaries to trigger traumas etc
🐴 They feel our emotions
🐴 Most importantly - They LISTEN!

On top of this, you're out in the countryside and slowing down from the modern fast paced life. Be honest, the outdoors helps clear the mind, so add some equine therapy and it's a double dose of awesomeness

Might sound silly at first, but don't knock it until you've tried it

I've said it for years and is also partly where came from

Sometimes we just need to talk, just offload our brain and have no one try give you reasonings or responses

A horse won't try and pick your brain, they'll just listen and maybe give you a nudge/hug if you're lucky (or a nibble of the shoulder but I won't hold it against him, it was lunch time)

What CHOICEScic have made is nothing short of incredible and is going to help, save and change peoples lives - FACT. I mean they already have done, but now they have a Veterans service to add to the mix 🇬🇧

A huge, HUGE thank you to Tracey, Laura and Lisa at Choices CiC for putting on the demo day yesterday and I can't wait to get stuck in a bit more

You don't have to be a Veteran, they do have other workshops available so please go check out their website
👉🏼 https://www.choices-cic.org.uk/

It's your fault - No one else's!

Most of the time.

What on earth are you on about Stobbsie?

Well, matter of fact, anything.

But this morning I done something I haven't done in ages (to long actually) and it made me realise that I can come up with all the excuses in the world, when in actual fact, it's only down to me as to why I haven't visited in ages.

Yes life takes over, but we control our own lives.

And this goes for most things;
👊🏼 Weight gain
👊🏼 Mental or physical performance
👊🏼 Family time
The list can go on.

For me today, I visited where my Nan and Granddads ashes we're scattered, and I found it pretty darn difficult. And thats one of my excuses, I avoided it because I knew I would be hard, and it's not exactly round the corner, but they're p**s poor excuses. The time my grandparents gave to me and yet I haven't visited in ages. The only reason I haven't, is because of my choices (I'm sorry, I miss and love you both)

That's the same with most things.

Stop with the excuses, and start looking at ways to do the things you want to do, or in some instances, need to do, you just avoid it because it's hard.

Hard things are good, they challenge us, and in the end - They pay off.

Happy VE Day 🇬🇧

Lets not allow history to dissappear.
(Unfortunately I feel it is 😔)

Lets emember the sacrifice, the resilience, and the victory of those who came before us.

We still remember and we still celebrate!

Lest We Forget.

About Cardiff...

First image sums up how I feel.

Fourth image shows how close to I was to seing the big man upstairs.

It's taken a while to post as I've really needed to reflect.

The good - 8:54 PB
We'll take it ☝🏼
Finish lines - not times!

The bad - Everything else...
I was in the hurt locker from the get go. I'm not sure why and I'm not sure what went wrong.

I'm not happy with my performance, but I've had my sulk now.

We can't change what happened - but we can change what we do for Birmingham!

I can't thank everyone enough for the support leading up to and during (even if i didn't hear any of you during WBs), you're all legends!

As always a huge thanks to my rock for putting up with my moaning during training, lead up and especially since the race

Race fit from the best:
Shorts:
Vest:
Shoes: .uk
Socks:
Tech:

Hyrox Cardiff, I WILL be back, and I WILL be fitter and stronger 💪🏼

I actually ran 🤯

Now that sounds silly considering I done Hyrox in Dec, of course I ran!

Here's the thing, I done no training leading up to it due to injury, bar the odd session.

I have not ran more than 1km consecutively since I was at the R.Welsh in 2018, and before fracturing my ankle!

To be honest, I winged the f**k out of my Hyrox 🤪

But this is now my start state and I know I need to run more, I just hate it 🤷🏼‍♂️

Yesterday I told myself I was going to run. Then the day went on and I was talking myself out of it. I had a half hour period before clients yesterday evening and told myself to just f**king do it!

I'm no runner, I never have been, even when at my fittest in the Army.

I've always been power and strength, but now it's time to actually train hybrid. Look after my body properly and turn myself into a bang average machine 🤣

I call it being an aFalete 💪🏼

Yes this is only 4km at a pretty steady pace and a high heart rate. But this was more about the push to break the mold and to actually start running 🏃🏼‍♂️

Time to get the miles in I guess... especially if I want to get another patch 😳