How many times have you heard your friends saying they "used to" exercise/run/move more but now...I can't help but try to understand why people like to succumb to "used to" and not try to find a solution rather prefer to stop altogether.
Yes injuries are always the main determinant. I wish more people can do a proper screening and have a few session of good physiotherapy and be diligent working on them at home. I find a lot of my peers will spend their money freely on food and materialistic goods but when it comes to doing a proper screening or physiotherapy they will say is too expensive. They'll prefer to "rest" and will get better. Many of them pile on weight while on their "resting" period and after too lazy to get back where they are.
I'm not sure what is it about Singaporean, many people like to say they're too old now and hence shouldn't push themselves too much. Please bear in mind they're hardly pushing to start with. I'm 47 and I can easily outrun many men half my age who aren't just suppose to be out of the army? Pushing ourselves to excel in Singapore only happens at academic level. When it comes to physical fitness, too many parents are protective and give suggestions to their children not to "push too hard" even at young age. I've a girlfriend and her husband whose son wanted so much to be active to join the NCC land (army lookalike) in his secondary school but they insist their son enroll into NCC SEA as that's the most relax of all. Also weekly they "teach" him to say he has a headache so he wouldn't exert himself doing push up.
In the military, new soldiers develop mental toughness through suffering. They had to figure out how to deal with uncomfortable situations. While, yes, some mental toughness training pushes you to the absolute limit. However we don't have to go to the extreme. A simple tactic to build mental tolerance for being uncomfortable (and impulse control) is to allow yourself to feel hunger pangs without grabbing a snack. Tolerating an extra 5-10 minutes of hunger builds patience. If you can accept that it’s okay to wait, to be hungry — you know you’re going to eat. But rather than rushing in to fix it, you sit with it. If you’re able to do that, you might be able to tolerate more difficult challenges. And SMILE!
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