I started by just waking up and having a coffee for a month then I started waking up and stretching for 21 days. Fabulous says that to create a habit first you need to create space for the habit. After the 21 days, I started just walking for 10 mins and increased from there gradually. You really do have to take it slow and do it every day.
Set my mind before going to bed. Set my clothing out to be prepared. Set my alarm early and got 1 snooze allowed walk 3/4 mile
Is really important to be motivated, found what’s driving you towards this especific goal (be more healthy, get productive, loose some weight, etc..) and once you have it prepare everything you need to do it, recognize the main obstacles and build an estrategy to fight them back. You can start from that! And definitely Fabulous is going to help you a lot as it has helped me!
I think you should start by getting up and drinking water and/or wash your face to wake yourself up a bit. The rest (the exercise portion) is up to you.
I honestly dont like exercising in the morning,but some of my tips would be to:drink a bottle of water,try getting up as soon as you wake up,get enough sleep and stretch out!
You need to have some motivation to get up in the morning. I ask my friend to accompany me for my early morning walk. This way I am obliged to wake up so that my friend will remind me to go even if I don’t want. So my best tip will be to make someone accountable.
First of all, I like to stretch my body while still in bed. Then get up, splash my face with water and maybe dance a little, finally I do get my exercise mat and work out!
It’s honestly really hard, but it also helps me to know I don’t have to do a hard core workout, ex. this morning I did a simple stretching working to ease my sore muscles but still know I did something. For me the biggest struggle is getting it done in the morning rather than the evening but I’m working towards fixing that and possibly even doing both, a light work out in the morning to get me going and a more intense workout at the gym in the evening to feel accomplished.
I prepare the night before. I lay out my workout clothes, set a bedtime reminder, and plan the workout I’m going to do. This way all I have to do is wake up and everything is all set! It helps to check the weather, if you know it’s supposed to rain, plan for an indoor workout so you’re less likely to use it as an excuse to skip. And have a plan b ready, if you didn’t sleep well or wake up feeling stiff, having an alternative like yoga or foam rolling as a back up help to minimize the chances of skipping.
I get up when the kids wake up at 7, try to get some work (WFH) done. When my partner takes the kids to daycare, I’ll take an hour (using Les Mills or another app), exercise between 30-45 minutes, then get on with my day after my shower. Life happens, I don’t beat myself up about it. If I can’t get a full workout in or it’s a rest day, I either do the 8 or 10 minute set in th Fabulous app, or an evening yoga session when the kids are asleep.
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