๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐…..๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐

Before I explain why, I watched a Tyson fury interview recently in the build up to a recent fight.
In the interview he was asked this question:
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ: โDid boxing bring back your happiness?โ
๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ: โNo! Not boxing! Exercise didโ
Fury then went on to explain that initially he just wanted to start exercising again to improve his mental health and confidence. He wasnโt even thinking about boxing again.
As we all know after he first won the world title his physical and mental health went down hill which included gaining a lot of weight.
After turning his life around he went on to make one of the most remarkable comebacks that took him from the brink of suicide to regaining the world heavyweight title.
๐๐งย ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅย ๐ก๐ย ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญย ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซย ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ!ย ๐ฅ
I talk about this a lot but I will say it againโฆ.
โ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญs ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐โ
Being overweight is one of many contributors to depression which of course affects an individuals confidence, as well as increases the risk of various health markers such as Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and cholesterol.
Now I am certainly not going to tell people to not take anti depressants as I know for so many people they are required for lots reasons other than feeling depressed about their weight.
What I will say is, IF being overweight is one of the main reasons an individual is taking antidepressants then they should 100% be including regular exercise in their life.
Antidepressants do absolutely nothing for your waist line and ironically, one of the possible side effects is weight gain, which is all the more reason to be exercising.
Again I must stress I am certainly not telling people not to take anti depressants because I know people will need them for other reasons. Mr Fury may well have also been taking them when he was at his lowest. What I am saying is IF being unhappy about your weight is one of the reasons you are unhappy then exercise should be an absolute non negotiable in your life, because taking antidepressants alone wont help you lose weight.
We have helped hundreds of people over the years achieve life changing weight loss transformations, many of whom were taking antidepressants. Once they identified the positive impact regular exercise and healthy eating had on them they made it a permanent fixture in their life and eventually come of the antidepressants. It all starts by being bigger than your fears and taking that first step.
I can fully appreciate starting a new health & fitness journey can be a very daunting feeling for a lot of you, which is why so many people choose not to do it. This is when taking the easy option of antidepressants is taken because of that โlowโ feeling.
It is also important to remember that being overweight does not happen overnight so getting back to a point where you are happy also wont happen overnight. How long do you think it took Fury to lose 250lbs? It took months of consistent exercise and healthy eating as well as lots of patience. Not to mention a strong support network.
Fury himself still needed a coach to get him to where he wanted to be, along with his strong support network (coach, wife, family, friends etc) he identified how important it was to him, and did everything by he needed to to get there.
Take inspiration from the gypsy king folksย ๐ฅ๐
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.
Thanks for reading
Kevin ๐