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1. How to Make
Fitness a Habit
How to Make Fitness a Habit
Fitness can be elusive. We all want to be fit but we can’t quite seem to make it
happen.
The challenge is that fitness can only be improved minimally from day to day, so it
requires many days to really create a significant amount of improvement. That’s where
we falter; we are unable to make a habit out of the behaviors that will make us fit.
Try these strategies to make fitness a daily part of your life:
1. Make fitness more social.It can be tough to stick with your exercise if you try to
do it alone. Find an exercise partner or join a team sport. When you can share
the time with others, you have something else to focus on besides how tired,
sweaty, and bored you are.
If you don’t like team sports and don’t have anyone else to exercise with,
there are other options. Join a social network related to fitness.
Fitocracy.com is very popular and a great way to connect with other
people in the same boat.
2. Only change one thing at a time. Becoming fit requires adopting several new
habits. However, for the greatest success, it’s highly recommended that you only
adopt one new habit at a time. New habits involve a lot of focus and energy. Pick
one thing to fix; when that has become a habit, pick another.
3. Make it a priority. Do you put off exercising because there are too many other
things going on in your life? The truth is if you’re going to be successful in this
area of your life, it has to be a top priority. The less enjoyable something is, the
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2. more it will have to be prioritized to get it done successfully.
If you don’t have the time, you’ll have to create the space in your life to
make it happen.
4. Find a way to enjoy it.Obviously, keeping up with your fitness routine is going
to be a lot easier if you enjoy the activity. So find something you enjoy; think
about the physical activities you enjoyed as a child or in high school. It might not
be practical to play tackle football anymore, but many YMCAs have flag football
for adults.
Another alternative is to take an activity and find ways to make it more
enjoyable. For example, running might be a lot more fun if you train
specifically for a road race and then race. You could also find new places
to run. Or find a group of people to join for runs.
5. Take the first step. The most important thing is to just get started. Avoid the
temptation to have everything perfectly in place before you take a single step.
Just throw on your shoes and go for a walk. Decide to skip the donut and have
an apple instead. All fitness requires is simple decisions like these.
You don’t need to plan your exercise routine for the next 6 months. You’re
not trying to launch the space shuttle; you’re just trying to move around
more than you have been in the recent past.
Getting in shape is the result of taking the proper actions repeatedly over an extended
period of time.
Fitness doesn’t improve very much in a day, so making a habit of the behaviors that
improve fitness has to be a priority. Focus on making a single change at a time and
attempt to make that change as enjoyable as possible. You can do it!
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