You suck. No you don’t. But maybe your fitness routine sucks
Summer is over and it's time to start or restart your fitness journey. How do you start; or if you just laid back and chilled during the summer, how do you restart? How do you make a habit and keep that habit? Let’s take a look.
First, what is a habit (here comes a definition. Ugh). This is a boring part. But it is important so suck it up and keep reading :).
So we’ve got what a habit it. Just means you are doing something on the reg and sometimes you even do it involuntarily. Aka, some act is second nature, you do it without knowing, it’s a part of you. Well how do you make a habit out of nothing? Can you even do that? Is it hard?
Nah. It’s not that hard. Just takes a little discipline. Anyone can make a habit. It just depends on if you really want something to be a habit or not. It comes down to you. Here are six tips to create a habit for fitness.
1. Don't break the habit haha. Seriously though, that is my number one tip. You always have a choice. In everything you do. You always have a choice. If you want to create a habit to work out Monday-Friday, show up and do not miss one day. The habit will come by itself.
2. Commit to your goal for 30 days. Create a goal to workout once a week, workout twice a week, workout five times a week and commit to that for 30 days.
4. This is hard because I have kids and I understand time. Time is valuable. And it sucks when you don't have time. But make time. Find time in your schedule for a quick workout or an hour long workout. Doing a workout from home is going to save you some time rather than driving to a gym. Getting dressed at a gym, showering at the gym, traffic at the gym. It sucks. Working out at home will save you time.
5. Give yourself a little gift or reward for showing up. You can absolutely do something simple. This might sound dumb and kid-like, but each day you show up for a workout, you stick a star sticker on that date on your calendar.
In the past year, I have created a few new habits. I drink water every morning when I wake up. First thing I do. Next, I take a cold shower for at least five minutes every morning. I completed our 30 day detox meal plan, which was really tough. Lastly,I am currently three and a half weeks into a no carb life. Why am I doing no carbs, you ask? Because it's helping me with my blood sugar for my diabetes, my attitude, and my weight. I just feel better with the little to no little carbs. But to talk about that is for another day. I'm talking habits. I created these habits. I didn't think I could create these habits but I did.