Are you a sad clown?

HAPPY FRIDAY!

You having a beer/wine tonight?

Look, that is totally fine. I love beer. 

So first off, don’t think this post is anti-fun, it ain’t.

Today I want to talk to you about managing your stress levels.

Quick checklist to see if you are stressed:

> sleep less than 7 hours per night

> don’t want to go to work on a Monday (Sunday blues)

> keep comparing yourself to others on insta/Facebook 

> spend 3-5 hours per day on your phone (get a tracking app, you’ll be surprised, mine was 4hrs 38mins on day 1 of tracking!)

> you don’t spend time alone AND unplugged from technology 

> you have 2+ days per week with less than 20 mins activity (e.g. just walking to your car/around the shops or less)

> you eat takeaway food or junk food more than once per week (likely emotional/stress eating)

> you get bloated after eating (acute inflammation symptoms)

> your joints are aching

….or maybe you just f-ing know you are stressed!

Problem is, when you’re stressed it’s hard to change.

You end up putting off your hobbies/wants for others and forcing a smile on your face 

AKA - you are a sad clown

Well, step up. Admit to yourself that you are stressed.

Cos here’s the thing….

You are allowed to have a good life.

And if you’re waiting for good things to come to you, you’ll be waiting for a pretty long time. 

That’s the brutal truth. 

Yet you are likely just struggling by each day with your stress levels.

You’re in a coping cycle:

> ignoring your stress levels.

> Trying to pretend you are having a good life (social media exacerbates this pantomime, but that’s another days rant)

> eating junk because you ‘deserve it’

> drinking wine most nights ‘to relax’ 

Shall we stop there? That’s probably hitting a few nerves right now.

GOOD

You gotta change.

You deserve a better life, and it can only start with you realising you’re in a rut, admit that first. 

Then we can start stopping all the coping behaviours 

Cut down on the causes of stress

And build a life that you’ll actually want to live

Believe me, things can improve quicker than you think

😃

Take some time this weekend to review your life, and if anything today has hit home - MAKE A CHANGE!

You can do it

Rise Above

Ant 

Anthony Shaw

Head Coach

Raw Strength Gym, Warrington

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