Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind

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Every aspect of our bodies and minds was designed to work in harmony with all the other parts. On the most basic level they’re reliant on each other. Without my brain, my heart wouldn’t carry on beating. Without my lungs, my brain wouldn’t have the oxygen it needs to function.

The brilliant new book from the Chief Instructor of SAS: Australia that will explain the principles behind maintaining a healthy mind and body. Still, the villagers had been intimidated. They felt caught between the Taliban and us, who’d arrived tooled up and clanking around in 30 kg worth of kit. God knows what horror stories they’d already been told about the British armed forces – the circumstances didn’t exactly lend themselves to making a friendly first impression. It can be hard to relate to a guy carrying a fully loaded assault rifle, especially when he’s just jumped out of an intimidatingly large helicopter and is marching directly into the village of your birth. It was a good read with lots of amazing tips. My only issue with it is that it seemed quite disjointed and sometimes a bit random. It didn't have the same consistent flow that the rest of Ant's books seem to have. Rather, it seemed almost like a collection of journal entry style thoughts. As if Ant had bursts of thought or inspiration relating to each chapter and then and there wrote it out and added it, without the smooth transitions he has used in his previous writings. I knew I couldn’t let my physicality run away with itself. This wasn’t a time for ‘drills, drills, drills’. I had to think hard about what the Afghanis who surrounded me were thinking and feeling.

For the duration, this is a solid outing, although, it does drop off on occasion and I did feel that some of it was repeated in previous tellings. However, I am pleased and satisfied by the read and will be making a few key adjustments to my outlook going forward. Also popular from the survival series SAS who dares wins, Ant Middleton has here written; a personal and instructive Autobiography, where he balances the struggles on the battlefield, to the other, less lethal, but nonetheless important stresses, of managing a home life. And that being there for your kids, needs to be on your mind All of the time. Even if for whatever reasons, you can't be there all the time, in person. He’s all about not letting any failure or success define him but then doesn’t go into any details as to why he went to prison in the first place, but goes into how brands and charities didn’t want to work with him after the fact About his family; Any also says that you can't expect to win every argument, and Never lay a finger on your kids or spouse, even if you feel really mad with them. I really respect him for this statement, because he shows that he is still able to switch off, even when under great pressure. I really respect him for this

The Special Forces understand this implicitly. They need soldiers who can combine extreme physical and mental strength. Almost every challenge that’s thrown at you on Selection is designed to test both your body and your mind to their absolute limit – whether that’s the punishing yomps of the mountain stage or the sadistic games that they employ to try to break us during the interrogations. I’ve found the same to be true during my adventures after leaving the SBS. I was able to make it through my ordeal on Mount Everest through a combination of physical and mental resilience. I could endure the hellish, unending discomfort of the Bounty journey because I had equal control over my physical and emotional reactions.I have listened to this book on Borrow Box and the first chapter did not capture my interest. As I read on, I understand that the author, himself, is also working to improve himself. However, I didn't find anything helpful in this book. There is nothing mind-blowing or new in this book. There is a lot of army jargon and curse words in this book, that I didn't care too much about. I didn't think the profanity were necessary. I find this guy laughable. This guy lectures us about mental fitness and maintaining a positive mindset and phasing out all negative thoughts. Ant I wish you did some of that before you hit a police woman and nearly killed or when you stormed out of your place just cos someone practically made an innocuous comment. Hell, even his brother has been in prison too. I mean I even get the impression you joined the SAS as a badge to flash around and say “look at me I was part of the elites “ when in fact he was barely in it. This guy is looked down upon by many real SAS officers btw.

The mind and body are often talked about as separate entities, but it’s only when they work in harmony with one another that one can truly push oneself to the highest heights. With 15 chapters I found this really easy to read through over the weekend. He's got a way of having an example from his past adventures to get his point across.He also seems to be a bit of a hypocrite - there is one chapter where he says that he wasn't around for his kids and then starts to lecture the reader on how to be a good parent - and as I was listening to the audiobook, it really did sound like a lecture. Learning from other people's mistakes is one thing, but trying to make something sound easy when you've failed to do it yourself is completely different. Book Genre: Health, Leadership, Mental Health, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Psychology, Self Help As I am moving forward on my goals I thought I'd try a mental Fitness to fortify my mind, to revisit & hone some skills for my next challenges Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown

The frantic events of that day made me realise for the first time that so much of my strength came from the ways in which my mind and body were connected.

To push yourself to your limits- you have to work hard to develop a strong harmony between your mind and body. There’s a lot of stuff in here that I already am/do/believe, so while I can’t say I 4-star enjoyed it, the content is basically me, so I’m not going to mark it down! All the time I was making sure I remained alert for potential danger – scanning the buildings that surrounded the market. What was in them? Could I see any suspicious movement? Did any of them offer cover in case things turned nasty? When somebody moved into my field of vision I’d be asking myself: is there anything different about them? I was watching for that little glitch in the pattern telling me that something was up. The biggest threats are often the less obvious ones. You’re not looking for a gun. What you need to be aware of are the far more subtle things: the way somebody holds their body or even the way they move. If one guy is calm, standing by a doorway, while everybody else is in a mad rush, then he’s probably planning trouble.