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But the gym is about preparation. Playing outside is about expression. Doing something with your body matters a lot more than what your body looks like. Going outside to play real games, run in real races, and ride on real trails is where we learn to do that something. But competition can be a good thing.
Competition brings about our best and our worst.
We learn grace and gratitude from our victories, and we learn humility and perspective from our losses. If you take a look at the lasting trends in fitness, such as group exercise and studio-based fitness programming, much of it is built in and around a competitive approach. Even at a yoga studio, if someone next to you is giving their best and able to take the heat, odds are you will, too. Finding your competitive inner kid will remind you how to compete with yourself and others to bring out your best. A good way to find your fitness mojo is to discover that athletic or artistic spirit from your youth.
All kids are artists and athletes. While not everyone has natural talent in these endeavors, all of us are born with the ability to express ourselves. I was more of an artist as a kid than an athlete, so it was the martial arts and boxing that resonated with me. Finding my fitness authenticity had a lot to do with finding the right mixture of art and sport. If you were more of an artist, maybe the martial arts or dance is a good way to express your fitness. If you were more of an athlete, perhaps expressing your physicality through a team sport or a competitive CrossFit will help you succeed.
Looking back at yourself as a kid will also give you insight as to how to be an artist or athlete. Kids express themselves through play with joy, exuberance, passion, and even anger or frustration. When kids play, they fight, scrap, and wear it all on their sleeve. Ever watch a youth soccer game when a kid scores a goal? Conversely, tears of pain result when the same kid flubs and misses.
As kids we learn that part of life is losing and playing poorly.
Such trials give us perspective and motivation to get better. Either way, you need not be born an athlete or artist to succeed when it comes to fitness. To be fit and stay that way, it takes will power and the humility to be introspective. What did matter back in high school was learning to be part of a team.
The quarterback of the high school football team learns pretty quickly that no matter how good he is his ultimate success has everything to do with his teammates and coaches. Apply to the Inner Athlete Performance Camp by emailing tom mindsetrxd. This is your last chance if you're a coach who wants the best for your athletes. You need to push harder in WODs Motivation can be a fickle thing - wouldn't it be amazing to find an everlasting source of it. Think of the athlete you could become Mark is a former Royal Marines Commando who has overcome adversity and shown his inner strength after sustaining life-changing injuries in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve He is now a motivational speaker, Invictus Games Athlete and all round great guy.
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