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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @ProofOfWorkFitness OP 21 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: Did you achieve your health and fitness goals this year? Fitness
Producing friction is a huge thing because getting started is the hardest part.
Like someone mentioned above you won't regret the workouts that you did. It's actually getting started with the workouts That's the problem for most people.
A trick that I use especially when I absolutely do not want to work out is Tell myself to only work out for 5 minutes.
Now sometimes I literally work out for 5 minutes That way I trust my brain when it says okay I'll just do 5 minutes but then other times that'll lead to a full workout but I make that as a choice during the workout.
When I first started going to the gym regularly I was just make it a point to go to the gym after work do one or two sets of my favorite exercise and then I would just walk out
Doing this a few times allowed me to establish a routine and log a few more workouts during the week.
Yep great idea. I've used it myself when I'm tired/struggling for motivation. I tell myself I'm just going to the gym to stretch. Then after that I tell myself I'm just going to walk on the treadmill for 5min. Usually by then I've got the blood flowing and I get a whole workout done. Sometimes like you said it's only 5min but you've still made the effort, and reinforced the idea that just because you're tired doesn't mean you don't go. The mental strength you build in those times is worth it's weight in gold
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