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June 2020

Lockdown is tough, but there are ways we can alter our mindset and endure this challenging situation a little more successfully

- ALEKS KROTOSKI

HITTING THE WALL

Lockdown is more of an endurance sport than a sprint, so unless you trained for it, there was a moment when you hit the wall. I was on Week 2.5 when I started wailing like a little kid in front of my kid, lashing out at the doorframe, and was sent to my room by my husband. Not a good look for a grown-up. But emotions, stress and uncertainty are tough things to tackle whatever your age, particularly when the race is already running and the finish line is a moving target.

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