Just keep telling yourself that...
This week one of my training walks included an ascent of Mount Kaukau as part of the session for the day. It wasn't a huge walk, especially compared to what we're going to be faced with on our Oxfam Trainwalk , but it was what I had planned to do for the day. As far as how the walk went, I was very pleased with how I got through it. The main reason I was happy was that some new things I incorporated into my mindset on this walk worked well for me. The first little tactic was when the going got tough as I was climbing up the Johnsonville side of Mount Kaukau I simply started smiling. Now, I'm sure this may have looked weird to anyone who saw it happen, but I don't really care about that, I just wanted to see what impact it might have on me mentally. And I can report that it made things easier. I struggled less with wanting to rest and definitely found it easier to keep moving up towards the summit. It makes sense really, studies have shown that smiling increa