Blake is a young man supported by Thera East. In the past he has struggled with sleep and in controlling his anxiety. With the consistent support given to him by Thera East, Blake has developed strategies to control his anxiety and live a happier, healthier, and more rewarding life. These strategies have also led to less of a reliance on medication to control his anxiety.
Blake was encouraged to use exercise as an outlet for his excess energy and starting running and joined a gym. Blake discovered a passion for running and exercise and very quickly increased the amount of exercise he was doing and very quickly began to become more involved with his local community taking part in 5K park runs.
His achievement in completing the park runs acting as a motivator, Blake decided he wanted to run the Cambridge half marathon. His support team encouraged this and work with him to develop a training plan and implement a carefully structured routine to ensure that he was properly prepared for the run. Blake’s staff team we unbelieveably impressed with his persistence, determination, and passion.
After months of preparation, Blake crossed the finish line of his first half marathon! The sense of achievement this gave him has made him decide he now wants to progress to completing a marathon and he is looking towards the London marathon.
Supporting people to live healthy and happy lives is a key aim of all the charities within the Thera Group and Blake’s story and example serves of a reminder as to why. The positive benefits of Blake adopting running into his life has helped him sleep better, lessened his anxiety, and provided him with the sense of purpose and accomplishment that all long distance runners experience upon completing these milestones.
In sharing his story Blake hopes to promote the benefits that adopting fitness into your life can have and hopes that it inspires and encourages people to do the same.
From everybody at Thera, we can’t wait to see you complete your first marathon! Good luck Blake!