Of course, fully embracing good fitness habits also means saying goodbye to the ones that dont serve you.
Consistency is a major key to making fitness a part of your lifestyle.
This starts with setting a schedule you’re able to stick to.
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Its an easy trap to fall into.
Instead of beating yourself up about it, re-evaluate whats realistic foryou.
“This will create consistency and help you establish the habit of working out.”
“Slow and steady wins the race.
Rather than winging it, decide what youre going to do before you get to the gym.
(This helps ensure youll fit your workout into your schedule too.)
Plan out the moves you want to do, along with your sets and reps (or seconds).
“Dont skimp on warming up and stretching before your workout,” says Tanker.
After all, it means youre fitter or stronger, and it takes consistency to get to that point.
But if your workout starts feeling easy, thats a sign that you gotta mix things up.
Otherwise, you might maintain your gains, but you wont continue to see improvements.
There are several ways it’s possible for you to keep your body challenged (or just interested).
“Make the effort to try something new.
You might enjoy it more than you think and maybe even get better results,” saysFitFusiontrainerKenta Seki.
“Set deadlines and hold yourself accountable.”
Make a practice of regularly re-evaluating as you meet them.
(Maybe thats once a month, or four times a year.)
Keep in mind, its important that youre not only working toward aesthetics, stresses Harrison.
Its time to break out of that mindset, says Seki.
“Fitness doesnt have to be this way.
Keep picking up where you left off and moving forward, even when you think the timing isnt right.
(Maybe youve got a vacation coming up, or youre really busy with work.)
“You cant wait for everything to be perfect for you to get your health and fitness on track.
That perfect moment may never come, so always do what you could,” says Seki.
If you hate indoor cycling, dont do it just because your roommate swears by it.
If you cant stand running, no need to force yourself to log miles.
Try different workouts until you find some you actually like.
Maybe thats CrossFit, boxing, or barre.
This happens to the best of em, trainers included.
But sometimes you delay so long that its too late and you have to skip your workout completely.”
(Sound familiar?)
Procrastination can seriously interfere with your fitness hustle.
“Dont even give it a chance to talk.
Just get up and [go]!
The more you flex your willpower muscles, the stronger they get.”
And this goes for making and breakingallfitness habits.
