Runswick Fitness

Runswick Fitness www.ollierunswickhill.com

✖️ MY STORY ✖️This is not a sympathy post or a scaremongering one. I simply feel the need to share my story because I do...
16/10/2021

✖️ MY STORY ✖️
This is not a sympathy post or a scaremongering one. I simply feel the need to share my story because I don’t want anyone else to have a worse story that could have been helped.

Two weeks ago on Friday I had chest pain whenever I breathed deeply, by Monday that chest pain was on every breath. I called the GP surgery where they advised I call 999 and get to hospital ASAP. After having blood tests, an ECG and an x ray they told me that there is a good chance I have clots so I’d need to come back in the next day for a CT scan. The results of the scan showed that I have blood clots on both lungs, more so on my right.

This is called a pulmonary embolism and is usually caused when a clot from your body travels to your lungs. I have no personal or family medical history regarding clots, but there is now more and more research to suggest that covid causes them. After having covid in May my breathing went bad after 10 weeks. The doctors at the time believed that this was long covid as nothing else was showing on my blood tests, whereas now they believe this is when the clot hit the lungs.

If I hadn’t responded to the chest pain then there is a very good chance that I wouldn’t be here, as if left untreated it can be fatal. I am now taking blood thinners and the clots should be gone after a matter of weeks.

The purpose of this post is bifold: 1) if you feel that something isn’t right with your body or someone else’s go and get it checked out, it’s not worth the hesitation or self diagnosis, 2) nothing is a given, being fit and healthy I thought getting to 80 was a given, however this could have been a very different story, don’t wait for tomorrow!

Covid is still very new and they are still discovering aspects of it, but never doubt your gut and survival instinct, that’s been around for a very long time.

This 10 week programme will get you to a 5k distance!You can purchase on my app once you have signed up via the link in ...
23/09/2021

This 10 week programme will get you to a 5k distance!

You can purchase on my app once you have signed up via the link in my bio 👌🏼 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨

punch therapy 🥊
17/09/2021

punch therapy 🥊

New week, same goals 💯
13/09/2021

New week, same goals 💯

After having COVID in May, my breathing was definitely affected. Over the course of about 10 weeks my breathing got wors...
06/09/2021

After having COVID in May, my breathing was definitely affected. Over the course of about 10 weeks my breathing got worse to a point where I was out of puff going upstairs. I think you throw some therapy on top with a load of emotions thrown into the mix (like anxiety and overwhelm) and I was a mess. I’m now cycling alongside my clients while they run as their cardio level is greater than mine. I’ve actually just started my couch to 5k programme that I launched in May, and hopefully that will build my cardio back up. For now though I have been doing some gentle skipping and that has definitely satisfied a need to sweat and test my aerobic capacity. There is something beautifully rhythmic about the cracking of a skipping rope 👌🏼

LESSONS LEARNT1) mental health is definitely not black and white. There is no quick fix. The path is not linear. Each da...
04/09/2021

LESSONS LEARNT

1) mental health is definitely not black and white. There is no quick fix. The path is not linear. Each day and each moment feels and tastes different.

2) during difficult times it is important to be kind to yourself. It’s hard enough as it is without laying on guilt and shame from the pressure of internal and external expectation, which brings me to number 3…

3) there is no bad time for Nutella, Guinness or Phish food.

4) no more will I do transformation photos. My need to want to change myself comes from a deep rooted lack of self worth, where I felt that just me as myself was simply not enough. I’m not saying transformation photos are bad, they are sometimes necessary and can be great motivational tools. All I’m saying is for me it doesn’t do any favours, it only adds to an unhealthy cycle. I am learning to be less hard on myself and to love myself as is, right now.

5) when people say they are there for you and they want to help, they really do. When asked if I was okay it would have been harder to fake smile and say “yeah fine, you?” so I was honest, and it was the best thing I could have done the last few months. Sometimes I felt in the right head space to talk about how I was feeling and my wife and clients were there to listen, and other times I would say “not great, feeling pretty s**t, but don’t really want to/ have the energy to talk about it”. That was also okay. Either way it took less energy to be honest, and at the same time there is definite warmth in the comfort of support.

6) if you push someone close to you away because of your emotions, that’s fine, they are close to you for a reason. You should have those people you can be yourself and vulnerable/ emotional around. It’s healthy. Just be sure to pull them straight back in as there the ones who are going to dust you off and help you back to your feet.

7) life is balance. Ups and downs. Positives and negatives. For a long time I only focused on the positive. If I was presented with a down, I’d turn it into an up. This got me through, but the suppressed negatives may well come back to haunt you.

8) the body is amazing, from breath to subconscious. Listen to it, it knows.

So it’s been about 2 months since I’ve posted anything. I’m not going to sugar coat it and I’m definitely not looking fo...
03/09/2021

So it’s been about 2 months since I’ve posted anything. I’m not going to sugar coat it and I’m definitely not looking for any pity but the last couple of months have, generally, been s**t. For the first time ever I feel like I’ve had real issues with my mental health. I had so much anger that I honestly didn’t know what to do with it. Each day I ran, trained, boxed, meditated, spoke, wrote and I’d still go to bed with an unreal amount of rage. (Everything at home is great, I have an amazing wife and 1 year old girl who are my everything and fully keep me grounded). Something had to change and I’ve been speaking to a counsellor every week since. I naively thought that with each session I would feel just slightly better or less angry, and yet after about 3 weeks I was up to my neck in a sea of suppressed emotions - sadness, despair, hatred, resentment, blame, failure, hopelessness etc. There was no way during this time I could post anything online, because I felt like I was in such an unhealthy and dark place that it didn’t feel right to try and promote health. I have learnt many lessons over the past few months (which I will share in my next post) and it is far from over yet, I just feel like I am now in a place where I can resume some kind of normality. I share this with you now because I feel it is important that mental health is a conversation and not a lonely road. It’s finally time to rip the velcro off the straps and do one of the many things I love so much 🥊

Introducing the “HI SCORE” board!The board has already got quite competitive between quite a few of my clients!Some are ...
05/07/2021

Introducing the “HI SCORE” board!

The board has already got quite competitive between quite a few of my clients!

Some are going for 1 at a time, others are going for all in one session!

Are you up for taking on the scores? 🔵🔴

27/06/2021

SLOW MO SUNDAYS

Slow it down. It’s important to rest and I mean fully rest.

Turn your phone off, switch your mind off and recharge those batteries.

You will be both physically and mentally grateful that you did 🙏🏼

Happy Sunday people 🥊

In the end it’s you vs you.It’s your present self against your former self creating your future self.Stay focused.Work h...
24/06/2021

In the end it’s you vs you.

It’s your present self against your former self creating your future self.

Stay focused.

Work hard.

You will make it happen.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself tha...
24/06/2021

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
24/06/2021

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

Address

Bury St Edmunds

Telephone

+447427682442

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Runswick Fitness posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Runswick Fitness:

Shortcuts

Share

Category