When it comes to your health and fitness, Old Boys will reach a stage when the Ego becomes vulnerable. It’s a time when our sense of identity, of who we are, is brought into question. All our physical abilities start to become vulnerable to past injuries and new injuries. We ache in places we haven’t ached before. We take twice as long to recover from setbacks. Our time is more limited as our priorities and responsibilities have changed with family and work commitments. All these elements take a toll on our ego. They question our abilities and can lead to a level of depression if left unchecked and if we don’t adapt to our changing body.

We used to be able to do certain things. We used to be able to lift certain weights. We used to be able to run that far. There was a time when every time we visited the gym we aimed for a new bench press record, or we looked for a new best time on our 5km run. But now every time we visit the gym or run we seem to be going backwards. This is the stage of our lives where our mental state has drifted far ahead of our physical ability to train and recover. The key is to become conscious of this process, accept the process, and manage your body to achieve a consistent long term approach.

Consistency is the key. You won’t break records every day. Understand that if you continue to push the boundaries, and you don’t adapt to your changing situation, then you are on a short term path to injury, health issues, and depression. You must develop a total body program that addresses the key fundamentals that you can continue to do with consistency over the longer term.

Get your Ego under control....