The ability to sustain physical activity and maintain optimum performance throughout the duration of your workout can occasionally be a struggle, and finding the mental and physical energy to persevere can not only prove frustrating, but have a damaging impact on confidence and motivation.
Regardless of how determined you are to smash your daily workout, sometimes your mental attitude has a habit of failing you at the most important hurdle, forcing your performance to suffer, and exercise to instantly become a stressful chore - this is completely normal, acceptable and happens to the best of us!
A great tip is to remember that your mind quits long before your body, and focusing on the negative aspects of a difficult workout will only intensify the areas you're struggling with, increasing those stress and frustration levels, and making the thought of quitting appear like the only option. Don't quit.
Instead, stop, take a breather and tell yourself that you CAN do this, because nine times out of ten, its purely a case of a lazy or stressed mind restricting your body's ability to kick some serious butt.
However, if you've been pushing your body to the max by performing intense exercise on a regular basis, struggling with one or more workouts may indicate burnout. Take some time off to rest, recover and reevaluate the intensity of the exercise you're performing, as you may be pushing yourself too hard, or too hard too soon.
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