Mum’s Lockdown challenge proves an inspiration for all of us
Among the different challenges presented to us during spells of lockdown, restrictions and social isolation, has been the ability to find motivation amidst our day-to-day grind.
I think many of us know that things can get mundane when we are not allowed to do so many of the little things that we tend to look forward to during a week and at the weekend.
With this in mind, I have been particularly proud of my mum’s journey during this latest Lockdown 2.0.
When the tough restrictions were announced in November, she vowed that she would go for a walk every day and, with those 28 days now up, she has completed her goal!
Challenges
It is a wonderful example to us all on how setting challenges and goals, and being determined to reach them, can not only be good for your physical health but tremendously rewarding for your mental health too.
My sister suggested that she made each day’s walk along a different route and she has done herself and our family so proud. She was very committed, she pushed herself to go out when the weather was bad and she says she feels brilliant for doing it.
Mum’s walks have been anything from 20 minutes up to an hour-and-a-half. Some days, she has been ‘around the block’, other days, she has done up to six miles! She has looked for different routes and found parts of her local area that she never knew existed.
And what has been even more incredible is that she has been inspiring other friends and family to get out and join her – all in a socially-distanced way, of course.
Exercise
I have been out with her for a few walks, and found it has been a great way to get some exercise and catch up with her at the same time, during a spell when we are restricted from seeing our family as much as we would like to.
She has also been joined by some of her fellow volunteers at LOROS, a local hospice, who have all missed their usual friendship at work. A stroll and a natter has done them all the world of good.
Even bad weather has struggled to stop her!
So, well done mum. I’m proud of you (as I know my sisters are too) and I hope her little personal pick-me-up might remind a few more people of the benefits of setting personal goals and challenges to help you through testing times.
They really do work.
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