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FAEBELLA BLOG
11 JUNE, 2020
GETTING BACK INTO YOUR FITNESS (HE'S MY WITNESS)
ALISHA JAYNE|FOUNDER|FAEBELLA
The world had become a different place. Who could predict that we'd be confined to our homes, unable to see our friends or even family?
So sticking to pre-existing routines might have been impossible or extremely difficult. In fact, you may even have needed to create new routines from scratch which can make sticking to your fitness routine harder than having to run with a belly full of cake.
Below, we've compiled some tips we hope will help you so that you leave quarantine on the best foot - for you.
TIP ONE
Three words. The buddy system. Your first step before implementing a new routine or returning to an old one should be to get yourself some accountability. Tell your best friend, your partner, your daughter, your mother, your entire family and neighbours. The more people that know, the more you'll feel obliged to do what you're going to say you are going to do.
TIP TWO
Don't wait to be feeling your best. Even on the days when you're tired, sore and grumpy, get up and run through your routine. Building a habit takes time and repitition. Every time you take a break, imagine yourself putting a break in a chain. No matter how long you've been following your routine, all that past work and discipline goes to waste if the break you take is significant enough to break the chain.
Obviously, on days when you're feeling ill enough to stay home from work, you can skip the exercise. But other than that, you should be getting up and running through the motions even if your head is not in it. If you wait until you're in a great mood, or the ideal time, you will not be getting the regular exercise and benefits you deserve.
TIP THREE
Don't forget to reward yourself. You don't have to be miserable to be healthy. Give yourself something to work towards. Similiarly to coffee shop cards, once you've hit the 7th day in a row of doing your routine, treat yourself. It can be the thought of the reward that actually pushes you towards to not giving up on your routine.
Reward structure examples:
- After the third day of the early morning jog, you could stop in at a coffee store and get a delicious white hot chocolate.
- After 7 days of following your fitness routine, you could get your friends together for a drinks night.
- After 1 month of following your fitness routine, you get to treat yourself with a foot massage.
STARTING A ROUTINE FROM SCRATCH?
If you are needing to create a brand new routine, start at home. What we mean by that is some people's routines may work for them but may not necessarily work for you because of your personal circumstances. E.g. Running up the stairs first thing in a one-storey house would involve a lot of imagination. So take a look around your home. Routines are the easiest to maintain when they are the easiest to follow.
Examples
Maybe your bedroom has external doors leading to the backyard. Make the first thing you do is go out into the backyard and do a few sprints to the back of the yard and back to your room. Perhaps you have a dog that loves running. Take your dog out for a run around the block.
GOOD LUCK!
On average it can take up to 66 days to build a new habit. So it is best to just stick with it and keep going even if there are days where you skip your routine. Be kind and patient with yourself and you'll get there!
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