and actually, what happened was that I wanted to do 20 sit-ups on this slant board to impress the kids and especially to inspire them actually. The idea is not to impress them so that they say: "Wow, that's so cool", it's more to inspire them, so that they say to themselves: "Wow, dad is almost 42 years old, he can do that, that's great. I would like to do the same". So, it was for educational purposes and inspiration. And I've already done it many times actually, this kind of exercise, so, I... for me, it was clear that I was going to do it easily.
And I felt after 10 that it was difficult. So, I could have continued, but I didn't want people to see that I was struggling, so I stopped at 10, I did 10. Emma did 10 too.
And the next day, I felt in my abs that it was pulling hard, it was really pulling, as if I had done a big workout. And I said to myself: "But this is not possible. What is happening? Why? Why did I, who am in very good physical condition, have to stop or did I stop at 10? Because, well, the first 10 were very easy, but I felt that it was going to be difficult. And why do I feel it today?"
But actually, the reason is that it was the middle of summer and I had already relaxed training for a while, so not only summer, but let's say the end of spring as well. There are lots of reasons why I relaxed training, but still I relaxed training. And the second reason is that I was... it was also the holidays... a little less careful about what I was eating and drinking.
And it reminded me, it reminded me… because every time I missed a workout, every time I ate a little too much of something I wasn’t supposed to eat or I didn’t respect my nutrition rules, because in fact I try to be very reasonable during the week, and then, on the weekend, once or twice, I can slip up a little. But then, during the holidays, I slipped up a lot more. Well it reminded me, you shouldn’t give up in fact. It reminded me that it’s never a given.
And I had a phrase that my father often repeated to me when I was a child, he always told me: "You should never believe you have arrived". "You should never believe you have arrived", that's what he told me. And I still hear... he left us a year ago, may his soul rest in peace, but I still hear the sound of his voice telling me that, "you should never believe you have arrived".
And yet, I thought I had arrived a little. I said to myself: "Well, I've made all these efforts, I've done all these exercises, all these sacrifices, so, it's good, now I can let go a little". But we israel whatsapp number data quickly realize that... here, I take the example of physical condition, it's true for many other things, but physical condition, we lose it much faster than we gain it. It's clear.
And my goal is to be in great shape. My goal is to be able to carry lots of objects. When we go shopping, I intend to continue to be able to carry lots of big bags, to have Céline who, like she has for the past 20 years, tells me: "But no, wait, do it twice". I intend to continue to be someone who is capable of doing all that, to be able to carry my children. Even Emma who is growing up and getting heavier and heavier, I want to be able to carry her easily. I want to be in better physical condition than them, than my children.
So, of course, here, I go against physics, against nature because, they, they have more and more conditions and I will have less and less. But my idea is this, it is… once again, it is not to impress them, but it is to inspire them. And that is the second thing that is to remember. The first thing is that you should never believe you have arrived, you should never rest on your laurels. The other thing is that you have to have a strong motivation.
And for me, this beautiful motivation is actually my children. I want to inspire them, I want this motivation to be my secret weapon, that when someone offers me a piece of pizza in the middle of the week, that I prefer to opt for vegetables or fish with a real reason, a real inspiration, it is to stay healthy and in good physical shape for me, of course, but also for my children.
And I know what to do. It reminds me of the episode from two weeks ago , I think, in which I told you: "Often, we know what to do, but we don't do it." But I know what to do to become very healthy again. I need to make fewer dietary exceptions, especially during the week. It's OK to make small exceptions on the weekend. I don't have the attention to be an athlete, to be a competitor, I just want to be in very good physical shape.
And I need to get back to my activities, so both cardio, either jogging, or cycling, or the elliptical trainer, and get back to my muscle strengthening… so, I was going to say daily, but at least three times a week, I think.
I have to continue to sleep well. That's something I don't compromise on anymore and that I feel. And I have to tell myself: "Here you go Johan, no excuses. No excuses, you know what to do. You do it, that's all, even if it's the holidays." You really have to remember.