Sorry, what? Get up an hour earlier, you say? An hour more of THIS, every day? If the thought of an hour extra of lockdown each day sends you a bit loopy, think again. You probably need it now more than ever, says Adrienne Herbert, runner, personal trainer, Instagram sensation, podcaster and author. Adrienne has just written her first book, called The Power Hour, which explains how an extra hour to yourself first thing in the morning – before the demands of life seep in and drown you – can be transformational.
She says: “The most important things to remember are that it’s the first hour, that it’s non-negotiable and that it’s reclaiming time to do something YOU want to do. It’s time for the things you say you don’t have time to do – whether it be running, reading, doing a meditation or something else entirely. You can build it however you want but the important thing is that it’s not punishment – I’m not suggesting people get up early to do something gruelling!”
Adrienne’s a bundle of energy. She’s a positive force, who talks quickly but takes you along with her from the moment you meet her. “I really believe we can all achieve whatever goal it is, whether it’s personal or professional, business goal or financial goal. And in the book I try to marry lived experience with inspiration and motivation, and practical tools too.”
For Adrienne, the initial goal behind her Power Hour was, yes, you guessed it – running. She started running 10 years ago – more on that later – but it was when she was approached and off ered the chance to do her first marathon that she needed to magic up a bit of extra time for training. She says: “I was wondering how on earth I would fit it into my day but I knew that if it was important to me I needed to prioritise it. I needed to get up and out an hour earlier, before my day started, before I had to take my son to school and before I needed to be available for everything else including emails, work commitments and other parts of my life.”
Even though it started with running, Adrienne soon found that on the days when she wasn’t going out for a run, she would still get up and use the hour. “I really enjoyed the solitude,” she says. “An hour with no demands on my time.”
You can do hard things
She makes it sound easy but it wasn’t. Not only is Adrienne an optimist, she’s also a fighter.
For instance, she first started running during a very challenging time in her life; she’d just become a mother for the first time, her husband had fallen ill with a life-threatening illness and was unable to work, and she was juggling breastfeeding and lack of sleep as well as a lot of change to her lifestyle. She explains: “I found running because I didn’t have the childcare options to go to the gym, but I realised I could just about sneak in a 20-minute run. Just out and around the block while he was napping meant I could have 20 minutes on my own.”
Adrienne has just written a book called The Power Hour, which tells you how to focus on your goals and create a life you love
Running gave Adrienne a new sense of self that was all about her, rather than her as a mother, wife or worker
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