25/01/2023
Consistency Is Key:
How to Make Your Fitness Goals a Reality
Doesn't it seem like life NEVER slows down?? Life is just dang hectic.
So how do you keep on track when the going gets tough?!
Consistency!
Whether it’s health problems, stressors at work or home, sleep deprivation, or just busyness, we tend to sink back to our most consistent habits. In some ways, consistency is good, but in others, it can lead to not so good routines.
Negative Consistency: Your workout routine or healthy eating habits are less than stable.
Positive Consistency: Your workout routine is flexible even if it means walking around the block, and you’ve set your pantry and grocery shopping up for success.
How to Create Consistency to Reach Your Fitness Goals
So let’s talk about shifting behavioral patterns so you create positive consistency in your life so that when a bump in the road comes along, you'll be so much more likely to keep right on track.
1. Move Your Body + Mix It Up
If there is ANYTHING I hear over and over, it's that people feel like they just don't have the time to work out daily. And I get that. But what's important about moving your body every day is not so much the actual workout, it's creating the habit that no matter what life throws at you, you are committed enough to yourself to take even 5 minutes out of your daily grind to just MOVE.
Maybe you’re stuck in a rut in your current workout routine and it’s not keeping you motivated, so change it up. Go to the gym, work out at home, or dance it out. Whether you’re taking a walk around the block or doing 30 jumping jacks before bed, making the decision to just get up and move is vital in creating long-term fitness consistency.
More on this topic to come tomorrow....