Trail Run

STAYING PRESENT AND CORRECT

There is a real shift towards mindfulness in the health and wellness sector.

Everyone is talking about being ‘present’. Most health-related magazines I read have a piece on mindfulness with a different perspective.

Sometimes the mindfulness message gets complicated, getting lost in new age hippie translation. Practising mindfulness will help in all aspects of our lives including dominating running moments on the trail.

I wanted to break it down so mindfulness can be applied right away in your day-to-day existence. Being present on your task at hand will allow you to move towards the best you can be in life and in running, plus the world will benefit.

Most of us have several different roles that we must flit between - sometimes on a moment to moment basis. Living and being grounded in the now is the best way to work

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