If you’re struggling to push yourself past the 5k mark on your runs, this simple hack could make all the difference, says Stylist’s Lauren Geall.
, go for runs and try to stay active – it feels more like some kind of insurmountable psychological barrier. Suddenly, I become all too aware of how fatigued I feel or how out of breath I am, and I have to force myself to keep going right until the very end.
Once you reach the 5k point, it’s time to switch to music. Find your most energising running playlist and spend the next 5k carried by the beat of the music. When it gets tough, the pace of the music should help to carry you over the finish line.As I’ve already mentioned, I was a little sceptical about whether something so simple as switching between a podcast and music would help me get over a problem I’ve been struggling with for months – but it really did make a difference.
While I still felt tired by the 8k mark, I didn’t feel as mentally spent as I usually do 50 minutes into my run
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