If you feel like the initial motivation at the start of the year to get fit is fading, you’re not alone. Or, even if you’re a fitness junkie who’s just stuck in a rut, it might be time to take a new approach to building exercise habits.
We share with you what you need to know about how to create exercise habits that stick, plus tips that can completely transform your current fitness routine.
10 Tips for Maintaining Your New Exercise Habits Healthy
1 Set a workout date
Yes, you heard right. Make your workouts a date. Literally put them on your calendar and commit to them like you would a date night. Sometimes you just need to schedule those sweat sessions to achieve this.
2 Set an alarm
Just like you set an alarm to wake you up in the morning, set another alarm to keep your butt active during your workout. Even if you plan to exercise first thing in the morning, set an entirely different alarm. It will just become one of those exercise habits that will give you the extra motivation you need to get going first thing in the morning.
3. Prepare these cute workout clothes the night before.
The day before, choose your favorite workout outfit and prepare it. When your alarm goes off, you’ll be ready to put on your sweats and get sweaty.
4 Start small
When striving to create exercise habits that stick, start small. For what ? Indeed, as with anything, aiming too high without a plan can lead to disappointment.
Focus on 2 or 3 small, achievable goals and write them down. Take care of these questions first before moving on to the next one. You can also write a detailed plan to help you achieve these goals faster.
Want to wake up early and exercise every morning for a month? Write down this goal and how you will go about achieving it (for example, by setting the alarm and taking out your workout clothes each night before bed).
Work on a few goals at a time, then continue to do more. Before you know it, all of those goals will turn into exercise habits that stick.
5 Celebrate small victories
Have you lost those stubborn five kilos that you have been trying to lose for months? Yes of course ! Celebrate the event by organizing a movie night with your friends.
Celebrate all fitness wins – the more you reward yourself (in healthy, non-food ways), the easier it will be to form exercise habits that actually stick.
6 Have Fun
Don’t get stuck in a fitness routine. Make sure to add some spice to your fitness routine (variety is the spice of life, after all). Get the most out of the FitOn app by exploring all the free workouts, and do something different every week! Not only will this make your workout routine exciting, it will help you engage new muscle groups to help you achieve your fitness goals.
7 Take days off
Rest is important. You don’t want to exercise too much , because it’s not a healthy way to form exercise habits. Too much of a good thing is not a good thing, so take rest days when necessary. Did you have a super heavy leg day yesterday and are feeling tired? Take a day off or a day to stretch.
8 Consistency VS. Frequency
Another important tip is to prioritize consistency (and quality) over frequency. When you start, be realistic about the number of days you can exercise. If you can only train four days a week, commit to four days (really commit).
9 Don’t skip scheduled exercise days
Another thing about commitment: don’t skip a workout on your scheduled day. Even if coffee day with your best friend sounds like more fun than sweata ieve your goals.
10 Workout with your friends
Oh, and why not get your friends involved? Not only is it much more fun to exercise with a friend, but it’s also a great way to help your friends form healthy exercise habits that you can now hold each other accountable for.
Plus, you can workout with your friends using the FitOn app for a little friendly competition. So if competition excites you, challenge a friend to a FitOn workout.
