Why you DO need to 'sweat the small stuff'
Following a recent, and very painful trip to the sports masseur, it made me reflect on my overall health. You think you're doing the right things: Exercising on a regular basis - check ✅ Eating healthily 80% of the time - check ✅ Looking after your mental health - check ✅ But, that's just it - are you really and truly fully committing or is it a tick box exercise? Are you doing things with purpose and intent or simply going through the motions? I've been exercising for longer than I care to remember, I love it so I throw myself into it completely. It's my escapism, time for me so I'm always 100% committed ... or so I thought. The lady I see for my sports massage informed me that I have the tightest hamstrings she's ever seen! This is someone who works with professional athletes so she knows her stuff. On the one hand I was thinking 'yay, kudos to me, worst hamstrings ever' , then it stopped me in my tracks and made me think 'so where am I goin...