How to Bounce Back From a Fitness Failure

If you're going to run, cycle, climb or otherwise strive for fitness, at some point you'll probably fall down, slow down or just feel down.

That's why we cling to our beloved motivational quotes, like this old favorite from Confucius:

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

I don't know if Confucius was a marathoner, like me, or an athlete of any sort.