Why I do what I do
In our current day, it would be easy to lose sight of what it means to function as a human being. With the age of technology, sedentary lifestyles, fast food and a consumer culture it has never been easier for people to become lost, uninspired, uninterested and unable to find purpose or action. Couple this with high levels of social expectation, perceived time poorness, Instagram aesthetics, the pressure to always be “on”, a feeling that we should always be doing more… and the result is overwhelm, overwork, and an overall decrease in human function. The follow on, is that these issues and attitudes can then become applied to our health, our fitness and our views of what we can accomplish.
The signs are our increasing rate of obesity and overweight, low energy levels, a dependence on weekends and caffeine, and declining rates of mental health. Everybody is too busy, everybody needs more money, everybody struggles to find the motivation to do the extra training or to make a necessary change in their lives... But they fail to realise that making the extra effort, making the change, would change all of that.
With that said, it has also never been easier in our information age to access all of the tools and resources you ever needed to achieve everything you’ve ever wanted, to pursue to your dreams and to achieve what is important to you. More people want to run marathons, make the team, or be better than they were yesterday. For those who are willing to put in the work, this is possible. The best way to overcome the current challenges of the world is to become, and to do the things you need to do to become, your best self.
It is my goal then, to do three things:
1. Help everyday people move through the mountain of information regarding their health and fitness and break it down to the basics that will help them achieve a real, long-lasting and consistent change in their lifestyle. To help create self-sufficient, informed individuals who can take control of their health. Who maintain a healthy lifestyle because they want to, not because they are told they need to.
2. Help those who want to work to better themselves physically. Whether an elite athlete, a recreational sport/fitness enthusiast, or someone in between who is looking to perform at the next highest level. To assist them in achieving something they never thought they could, that they’ve always wanted to do, or to reach the absolute peak of what they are capable of. To perform at their best because they know that they want to put in the work and do everything they can to achieve at their highest level.
3. Give people confidence back in their bodies. Help people who are injured or untrained to see what their body is capable of, help them regain control of their body and help them achieve the things they know or hope that they can.
Some days I might not get it right, but I always try. Hopefully, it’s something that’s going to, at least in some way, help to improve the way other people feel and function. If there’s half a chance I’m contributing to helping improve the way people feel and function, I know it’s even more important that I keep trying. That’s why I do what I do.
