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Everyone knows how hard it is to start a new fitness regime, especially if you find the gym dull and are notorious for letting fresh resolutions fail. Human habit is unfortunately very hard to break and it requires a strategic approach to make your new positive habits stick. Don’t forget to make use of your Garage Shelving to store all the gym equipment. Have a look at www.garage-shelving.co.uk.
Get a routine
Experts believe that it takes at least 21 days for a person to form a new habit; therefore, the first thing to do is to commit to a routine. Make time for fitness and prioritise it.
Keep it small
A classic mistake is to suddenly really push yourself, feel amazing for the first few sessions, and then either sustain an injury or lose your will and give up. Rather than setting impossible goals, start with baby steps and add on incremental challenges; for example, if you can do 10 air squats now, try adding an extra one daily or work up to doing pistols. You don’t even need kit to get fit!
Find friends
Social cohesion and a sense of community are powerful drivers of new habit adoptions. If you are a social animal, look at sports you can do collectively and meet new friends at the same time. Whether you get a buzz from doing sports drills in the rain, learning to row with a new group of friends or playing a team ball sport with a social group, you will get more than just fitness benefits.
Work hard
Research suggests that short bursts of high-intensity training have the same benefits as prolonged, slow bursts. Look for sports that really get your heart pumping, and build in plenty of strength training. If you are training as part of a team, you will find plenty of inspiring fitness programmes online.
Focus on your diet
There is no point creating a healthy fitness routine if your diet is terrible! You will see the majority of your health gains through eating nutritious, balanced food and by cutting out junk processed food. Minimise sugar, eat good fats, and focus on getting lean protein and plenty of vegetables and fruit. Drink water throughout the day and consider a good multivitamin and mineral supplement.
These small and enjoyable steps will equate to a powerful and positive change in your life that is built in a sustainable and scalable way.