How many of you stuck to your health and fitness plan 100% during COVID quarantine, while waiting for the gyms to reopen?
How many of you used this time as an excuse to slack off and then “restart” when COVID quarantine is over?
It can be hard to workout from home. I know for me it is less motivating. I am not one that goes to the gyms and chats with friends. I get in my zone and do what I need to do. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy seeing friends and fellow gym members but my intentions are not to chat half the time I am there. Working out at home is a different story. Our home is our "comfort zone' it is our area of relaxation and zen so to flip that switch and go beast mode with some resistance bands is definitely less motivating to say the least.
I make it a point to get in at a minimum of 20 minutes on the days where I just don't have the desire to workout. Once I get started I am good and able to finish. What about you, are you able to stay on track or is it just too hard. What about just 5 minutes? If you can’t stick with a 5 minute workout then what exactly are you working towards or did you just give up on your goals?
What exactly are or were your goals? It literally takes little effort to put in a 5 minute workout. So if that is all you are doing or not even doing that, then what is the point? If you need someone to take your hand and force you to workout you need to re-evaluate your priorities. You can be guided but you are the one that has to do the work.
So what exactly will it take for you to set a goal, and stick with it?
Regardless if your goals are fitness/health related, business related or relationship related you have to put in the time and effort. You have to get used to being uncomfortable and to challenge yourself every day. I encourage and push my clients to step outside of their comfort zone, because when we do that is when progress is not just made but seen.
“Challenge yourself to be uncomfortable, push past the apathy and laziness and fear. Otherwise, the next day you’re going to have two things you don’t want to do, then three, and four and five, and pretty soon, you can’t even get back to the first thing. And then all you can do is beat yourself up for the mess you’ve created, and now you’ve got a mental barrier to go along with the physical barriers.” [1]
The main reason why you initially you set a goal or had a vision, was because you had the desire to change something in your life. Change is not easy. Stop looking for the easy way out, the quick-fix, or that magic pill. Change takes time, but you have to start somewhere. Start now! Create a vision board, write down your goals, place these in an area that you will see it daily. Find someone that will help you be accountable and check in with them weekly. Just don't stop or give up. It's not worth it.
[1] Relentless, Tim Grover, 2013
