Do you have any other routines like brushing your teeth? Attach your workout routine either right after or right before brushing your teeth or another sort of similar habit.
Are you sure you are the morning person? Reward yourself after every completion of your morning workout session. What do you like? Cola? Chocolate bar? Avocado and banana smoothie? Whatever it is, reward yourself. It is the best way to commit to your new habit.
Motivation only gets you so far. David Goggins addressed this in a way that convinced me. If you rely on motivation to stick to anything, the moment you lose that motivation you’re done. If you let go of the mindset that you need to have motivation, and understand & internalise than discipline, and a sense of duty towards yourself to stick to the schedule ( because you owe it to yourself to keep growing), you give yourself the opportunity to make this second nature to the point where you just feel off if you don’t work out. Do it first thing in the morning to both get it done and make you continue your day with a sense of accomplishment
What works for me is that I do my workout on Elliptical and during the session I watch my favourite TV series. My rule is that if I want another episode I need to watch it while I am doing my workout. I also prepare for the long term: have the list of series I want to watch some time so this way I have always something that keeps me motivated.
A lot of people find success when working out with a buddy! This allows you to pick a time that works for the both of you and you can help keep each other accountable and on time. Another excellent way is working out first thing in the morning before you do anything else. This way it’s done for the day and you can reward yourself with a healthy and delicious breakfast which creates positive reinforcement and aids in habit building.
My goals are drink water, exercise and better eating habits. The water it has been easy. When is time to exercise I said to my self better something than nothing and sooner - quicker. For the eating clean I’m listening podcasts and reading stories about people that changed their eating habits. Succeed stories make me feel that I can accomplish that goal too. Is not about how fast I do it. Is about to do something, to try something. I deserve a better version of my self! And this is what is helping me to achieve my goals.
Do you need to work out at the same time every day? Could you instead always do it first thing in the morning regardless of when your day starts? I wake up at different times every day, but the routine is always the same: smoothie, yoga and then real breakfast
The same here. Its hard working out every day the same time. Our daily schedule do change. For me I work out the time that’s most convenient for me. Whether its before work, first thing in the morning, or before bed.
Every day is not the same and you may not be able to exercise at the same time but commit to exercising every day and do it when ever your schedule permits.Have exercises in mind that you can do under different circumstances
Put it in your calendar - I would only do 4 dAys a week and those days are non-negotiable. Then be flexible for what exercise looks like. It could be the gym, or yoga at home or just waking the dog. It all needs to count until it’s all needs to count, then you can ramp up the type of exercise
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