TYSON FURY is motivating his fans to ‘get up and out’ after raising awareness of World Mental Health Day with a poem about addiction.
The Gypsy King made a miraculous comeback to the ring in 2018 after two-and-a-half years out battling substance abuse and depression.
Tyson Fury took to Instagram to motivate his fansCredit: Instagram / @gypsyking101
The Gypsy King had his own fight with depressionCredit: Instagram / @gypsyking101
He has since bounced back to be crowned WBC champion, citing daily exercise as the catalyst to his recovery.
And Fury wants to encourage his 3.8million Instagram followers to follow in his footsteps by getting their running shoes on.
He uploaded a video jogging across Morecambe bay and said: “Morning everybody, a nice little fat burner on a Sunday morning. A bit of motivation.
“Get up, get your running gear on and get on the road. You’ll feel much better. Just do a little bit.”
It comes just a day after Fury teamed up with poet Hussain Manawer on the poem about addiction read aloud in a powerful film montage.
The poem included the lines: “You are not my best friend. Stop trying to tell me you are.
“It’s because of you I started lying. It’s because of you my habits started changing. And because of you, more of you, I was buying.”
“But I agree, you are there for me when nobody else is, when I’m really feeling helpless.
“But because of you, some of my closest friends are starting to call me selfish.”
Tyson Fury starred in a short film to mark World Mental Health day
Speaking about the motivation behind the film, via Boxing News 24/7, Fury said: “It’s incredibly important to speak up and fight the stigma of mental health.
“Boxers are the toughest of the tough but mental health affects each and every one of us differently.
“Working with Hussain and creating the short film reminds people that they are not alone – help is always there and it’s important we keep talking about it.
“This World Mental Health Day we need to redefine what it means to be a ‘strong man’.”
After snatching Wladimir Klitschko’s heavyweight crown in 2015, the 6ft 9in Brit ballooned in weight to 28st after boozing and bingeing on cocaine – leaving him feeling low and empty.
Tragically, Fury revealed he even attempted to take his own life in 2016 by driving his Ferrari towards a bridge at 190mph.
And the 32-year-old admitted to suffering with his mental health during lockdown – relying on his daily workouts to stop him ‘going round the bend’.
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Watch Tyson Fury star in short film on addiction called You’re Not My Best Friend to mark World Mental Health Day
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
