Three Simple Ways To Start Exercise

Three Simple Ways To Start Exercise A Habit

If you already exercise constantly, you definitely know what I mean. But if you have not yet managed to be very active in your daily routine, in this article I have for you 3 ways to start exercise a habit and turning it into a real permanent habit (guaranteed).

Let's face it: it's not that difficult to start an exercise routine. After all, most of us have tried it more than once.

The problem, of course, comes with doing it constantly that is, turning it into a habit.

Very often, your initial enthusiasm evaporates and your energy decreases little by little; you get distracted by other things that happen in your life, or maybe you cannot see results quickly enough and suddenly, boom ! You throw the towel.

The good news is that all your effort is well rewarded.

Habits Are Repeatable:

1. Develop a ritual to make it easier to start. Habits are behaviors that you repeat over and over again, which means they are behaviors that you start over and over again. In other words, if you do not start consistently you will not have a habit. In many ways, acquiring new habits is a simple exercise to start over and over again. This means that you can find ways to make it easier to start. This is the reason why rituals and routines are so important. If you can develop a ritual that makes your exercise automatic, it will be easier to follow.

You can do the following exercise by completing this sentence:

During the following week I will exercise the (day) at (time) in (place). One study showed that the people who filled this prayer exercised two or three times more over time.

Three Simple Ways To Start Exercise A Habit

This is a psychological concept called the implementation of intentions and there are hundreds of studies that support it.

Start With An Exercise:

2. Start with an exercise that is very small. The best way to make exercise a habit is to start with something that is so easy that you can do it even when you do not have a great motivation. Using the words of Leo Babauta, start with something that is so easy you cannot say no. Here is a strategy you can use: The two minute rule.

It's very simple: focus on finding a way to start in two minutes instead of worrying about the whole exercise. Are you struggling to find the motivation to run? Fill a bottle with water and put on your sneakers. That's all you have to do to consider today's exercise a success. Often this two minute start will be enough to motivate you and help you finish the task.

Focus On The Habit:

3. Focus on the habit first and the results later. The typical approach to diet and exercise is in the results. Many people start with some kind of goal; "I want to lose 20 kilos in the next four months." I think this is the wrong approach, it's better to do it based on a system rather than on the goal.

Three Simple Ways To Start Exercise A Habit

What matters most at the beginning is to establish a normal routine that you want to join, not the results you get. In other words, the first six months it is more important not to miss training than to make some progress. Once you are the type of person who does not miss training you can worry about improving.

Once you have the exercise habit, you will find thousands of ways to improve. Without the habit, every strategy is useless.