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Daily Stretch # 4: Go Beyond Your Perceived Physical Limits

Daily Stretch # 4: Go Beyond Your Perceived Physical Limits

We all hear that internal voice. It’s telling us that we cannot hold our breath any longer. Or that the discomfort we experience is a sign of exhaustion.

But it’s not always true. Most of the times when we start to feel some pain -physical or mental- we haven’t yet reached full capacity. You can either follow that voice (and quit), or you continue pushing.

When I go biking, I set up how miles I want to ride. But when I reach halfway, instead of turning back, I push myself to ride an extra mile or two.

Our minds play tricks. We need to create our tactics to win the mental game

Today’s Stretch: Go Beyond Your Perceived Physical Limits

You don’t need to overkill your body. I want you to realize that you more energy in the tank that you normally realize.

“Effort and discomfort go together and that’s what most people would call good pain — you generally expect to feel some level of discomfort.” — Carly Ryan, Australian Exercise Physiolog…