Change begins with ACTION

When setting a future running goal, like staying healthy enough to run 20 miles per week without knee pain, it can be a real challenge figuring out what to do today. 

It isn’t all that hard to think about the categories of things you need to do to hit your goal. For instance, “improve my hip mobility” or “increase my leg and core strength”.

Most of us are good at imagining the outcome we want and understanding the categories of things we need to achieve it.

Where we struggle is figuring out what has to happen today, that when consistently done over time, will get us to our goal. 

Take “improve hip mobility” for instance…

For today does that mean, muscle stretching, joint mobility, Yoga, a deep tissue massage, or strides at the track? 

Even if you can build the list of options above, then you start asking the next questions…

“Which one is BEST for improving my hip mobility?”

“How many times do I need to do it to get results?”

What seemed easy, choosing a set of exercises for today becomes a complex problem. I’ve seen this play out time and time again in my clinic. 

Runners come in with an injury or performance limitation and they know exactly where they want to go, and often the category of what they need to do, but they get stuck in figuring out the daily actions. 

Is that something you’ve struggled with? For many things in my life, I certainly have. 

Not knowing what action to take TODAY comes with a stiff penalty…we delay starting, we delay progress, and we abdicate that “we will get to it tomorrow”. I also call this decision fatigue.

We ruminate, research the “best thing”, and never end up making a decision. Instead we waste time with inaction, which delays the result.

When you have a plan, either from your knowledge or from an expert, you have the blueprint to take action with certainty that you’re on the right path. In the example here that could mean a hip mobility program from your local expert running or sports chiropractor.

The plan and action taken on the plan create a foundation to build on.

If you fail to take action OR default to do what you’ve always done that’s worked in the past, you build a rigid box that narrows your potential. 

To get out of the box you can’t rely on what got you into the box in the first place. You need a new perspective, new insights, expert feedback, and a plan. 

Achieving your long-term goals requires a laser focus on short-term actions…and by short-term, I mean daily actions.

Have you taken the time to write out what you need to do TODAY to reach your goals 3 months from now? Have you sought out an expert guide or new information to break your current cycle (get you out of your box)?

If you haven’t, then your first daily action is to do just that. If you have poor hip mobility, get some help to figure out why. If you’ve been trying to “get stronger” and nothing has worked, find a specialist to design a program. If you’ve been stuck in the injury, run, injury cycle for too long find a provider who specializes in running to get you out of it. 

Will you need to invest some money…yes. 

Will you need to invest some time…yes.

Will it require you to admit you need help…yes. 

Will you have to do new things…yes.

Sure, the “box” you are currently in is cheap, easy, and safe…but it’s costing you a fortune in missed opportunities and outcomes.

Plus, when you confidently act on a plan you believe in, it's invigorating and fun.

Why wait?

Stay moving,

Dr. Kyler

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If you’re a runner who is seeking a personalized plan to get you out of the injury, run, injury cycle, and into the run strong, finish stronger game, reply “RUNSTRONG” to this email or apply for programming here.

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Onward,

- Dr. Kyler

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