The Bevan James Eyles Show - The Fitness Behaviour Podcast

In my book, "I Will Make You Passionate About Exercise," I introduce the concept of four different types of exercisers.

They are:

• The Non-Exerciser: This person has no exercise routine.
• The Yo-Yo Exerciser: This person comes and goes from exercise
• The Habit Exerciser: This person has a good routine that they know they can maintain, but sometimes aren't achieving their desired change
• The Thriving Exerciser: This person is in a place where they are growing and experiencing all the amazing benefits that come from regular exercise

Which one are you?

(If you are a Non-Exerciser or a Yo-Yo Exerciser, it's worth getting my book which will give you a plan for how to become a Habit and eventually even a Thriving exerciser).

Recently, I realized there is a fifth type of exerciser, the highest level of all.

This is a level that not many can reach, but if you do, you'll become a legend with exercise.

In this week's video, I reveal the fifth type of exerciser. Maybe it's a level that you can aim for.

Do you feel guilty about the things you aren't doing to help yourself grow or overcome hurdles you face?

You are not alone in experiencing this.

Many people grapple with such guilt.

Unfortunately, instead of prompting actionable change, this guilt often merely exacerbates negative feelings.

There's a tool that I use to address this issue. It allows me to be realistic, fair to myself, and build trust that I will overcome challenges.

This week, I will share what the tool is and how you can also use it.

So, if you are sitting in guilt, check out this video

Being true to the real me is important.

I like to feel aligned to my values and who I want to be in this world. To take that a step further, I want to evolve so I can learn higher levels of myself. Every day, I have a powerful tool that I use that allows me to get to these higher levels. In this week's video I teach you this tool. I think you will get a lot of value from it.

Here's a fascinating statistic:

Over 80% of people never complete their New Year resolutions.

In fact, only 8% of people maintain them for the whole year.

There are many reasons why this happens, but to me, there's one single massive mistake people make when they set their resolutions which leads to them quitting very quickly. If you want to be one of 8% that achieve and stick to their resolutions, listen to this podcast.

News: Results and coming up races, John's short course update.

Interview: We have Gordo back on the show. He covers 5 key aspects of his comeback.

Coaches Corner: John looks back on an article he wrote 20 years ago to see if it still holds up.

Age Grouper of the Week: Matt Facey sent through Regan Hollioake.

In my last video for the year, I am going to share the three massive (kind of life-transforming) lessons that I have learnt this 2023.

These lessons are ones that I'll be carrying with me for the rest of my life.

If you would like to learn these lessons, watch this video.

Have you had a leader in your life who had a life-changing impact on you?

How important was this person to you?

Great leaders have a massive impact on the world and on us as individuals. This can be an amazing coach, a manager, an organisational leader, or a connection that guides us to great heights.

While great leaders are immensely important, many people struggle to lead when in these positions.

They may:

• Shy away from the opportunity

• Go about things the wrong way

• Create damage, not empowerment, in the relationship.

Unfortunately, this can lead them to disengage from leading others.

Having led thousands of people for over 20 years, I've learned a thing or two about how to help people get the best out of themselves.

I believe there are four key tools/understandings you must have if you want to be a leader who can have a massive impact.

In this week's video, I share four tips on how to become an impactful leader, enabling you to create life-changing shifts in others.

Do you exercise regularly but aren't getting the results you want? Maybe you…

• - Consistently turn up
• - Consistently do the workouts

But you aren't seeing the change you want.

This is frustrating and can be unmotivating.

There are lots of reasons why this happens, but I feel there are 4 main ones. This week I share 4 key reasons people why don't get the results they want, and what you need to do to overcome these. If you want to get better results, make sure you watch this video.

Last weekend 5 people cried on my shoulder.

It wasn't because it they were sad…

It was because they had overcome the massive challenge of completing a marathon.

The tears represented:

• · Pride
• · Fatigue
• · Feeling on top of the world

· Realising that they had achieved something that was so hard!

These were powerful interactions which showed the value of doing something extremely hard in your life.

Inspired by last weekend, I thought I would create a video explaining the 4 things to do if you are going to take on an extremely hard challenge. Something that I believe is a good thing for every person to do.

Watch the video to learn the lessons.

Do you know what one of the main reasons is as to why people quit when they are trying to achieve something?

It's because they don't feel they are making progress. It makes sense, if you are putting the effort in but you aren't seeing the results you want, it becomes less appealing to stick at it.

I think that one of the biggest problems that works against people is…

They are blind to their progress. They are doing well but they just don't see it. A great example of this was with one of our runners this week. They were feeling despondent with their running because they felt they weren't making progress.

When I got them to look at their running stats, it turned out they had just run a 5km personal best.

If you want to have 'stickability' in achieving a goal, you must become great at seeing and owning your own success. In this week's video, I share 4 ways you can become better at owning and enjoying your success, so you keep on your path to the growth you want.