Some people believe they will exercise regularly all their lives.

There are a lot of reasons why they think this:

• They have developed a sustained, long term habit
• They have a routine that they trust
• They have a community they belong to
• They have the identity and mindset that comes with being a long-term exerciser

But sometimes these people do fall away from exercise. 

Despite having a solid foundation of long-term exercise, it still can happen, and you’d be surprised that it doesn’t take much to be in a place where your health and fitness become a struggle. 

For these people, there are some questions which might be useful to explore:

• Why did this happen?
• What has been the cost of falling away, both physically and mentally?
• What are the barriers that need to be faced now?
• How do they wisely bring exercise back into their life?

In this week’s podcast, I’m going to talk about what you should do if you find yourself in this situation, so you can get back to the place you know you love with your health and fitness.

Do you struggle with motivation? If so, read on and make sure you watch the video.                                                                                                                      

Every day of my life I spend time motivating people.

It can be with:

• My group fitness classes

• Coaching my runners

• With my mentoring clients

Over the years, because I spend so much time in this space, I’ve learnt a lot about motivation.
To me, motivating people is about getting them to a higher-level. To get people to take a step up in their action and behaviours.  

When I first started teaching fitness a wise soul in the fitness game taught me one of the most important lessons about motivation.

This lesson increased my ability to motivate others massively.

So much so it’s still one of my foundation thoughts around motivation.

In this week’s podcast I’m going to share this lesson with you and teach you how you can apply it to your life, so you’ll be able to motivate yourself to your next level.

Every year I’m very lucky because I get to be the MC at the iconic event, the Kathmandu Coast to Coast.

This is one of the most special endurance events in the world.

There are many reasons why I love this role but the main one is watching athletes work through this challenge. They…

• Face doubt, fear, and adversity
• Must work through challenging moments
• Learn powerful lessons about themselves
• Get the amazing reward of finishing something they worked so hard to complete

While there are many benefits to training and racing the Coast to Coast, there is one benefit that I feel may be the biggest of all.

When I was wrapping up the race briefing, I talked about this benefit and afterwards a guy came up to me and said…

‘What you said meant so much to me, I’ll take that with me forever’.

In this week’s podcast I’ll share that benefit with you. Who knows, it may get you signing up for a crazy event like the Coast to Coast!

When I was doing Ironman triathlon, I trained with a guy called Gordo.

This guy was a beast of an athlete, and he was a very wise man who:

• Had the highest level of intelligence
• Was an amazing communicator who made complex things seem simple
• Loved helping others improve

One day when I was training with him, he shared a way of thinking and mindset that motivated me to be a higher-level athlete myself.  

This mindset has:

• Influenced the rest of my life
• Helped me overcome my most challenging moments
• Helped me build more belief in myself

In this week’s podcast, I share Gordo’s lesson with you so you can hopefully get as much value from it as I have.