I’ve got to be honest on this one, the main reason is for myself and to help others. Last week was to put it bluntly pretty shit! One of my best friends for the best part of 30 years passed away suddenly. It was a huge shock to myself and my close friends. So, many feelings, memories and emotions were present. The process of grieving started immediately and in the moment we dealt with it the only way we knew how, we started drinking! 

I can’t honestly tell you if it helped because I don’t think anything would have helped in those first few days. But, that’s what we did because having a few drinks has been one of the ways we have bonded since we were teenagers. To be honest I think our strong bond as friends is what is helping to get us through it. Talking and letting our emotions come out with no judgement has been crucial. You can’t bottle it up or it will just end up messing with your head later. So, I can honestly say from this experience if you are having a shit time with something in life hopefully you have someone close to you you can talk to.

The other thing that has helped massively this week is exercise. It seems so obvious with me, I’m a trainer after all! But in those first few days I just couldn’t get my head in the right space until I made myself do some handstands. And that was the best decision I made all week. All of a sudden I could put things in perspective. I felt better, more energised and alive! This week I have been smashing it in the gym because as we all know life is short and precious. We have to make the most of every opportunity. So number two is if you are having a tough time get some form of exercise in. Even if is just getting outside for a walk. I can tell you from this experience it helps hugely. 

One last thing, this is not a post about depression. I train and have trained plenty of people that suffer from depression and I don’t pretend to know what that is like! One thing they all swear by however is exercise!