I heard a researcher interviewed recently (wish I remembered her name!) who said that if you want to establish a new habit, make getting to it “frictionless”. Basically make it as convenient to get to that thing as possible. Workouts are a great opportunity. Do everything you can to eliminate friction, or obstacles that get in the way.
If you're trying to get into a morning routine, set out your clothes before you go to bed. Or sleep in them. Grind your coffee the night before. Set up your workout space and fill your water bottle. Whatever you need to do, make it easy when your alarm goes off and it’s time to move!
If you exercise in the afternoon or evening, the night-before prep is still so helpful. Pack your gym bag before bed and put it in your car. Or set out your clothes and workout space for when you get home from work. Prep snacks and fill your water bottle. Make your dinner plan.
Lastly, let's not forget about accountability! Get yourself a workout partner (or several) and commit to joining each other, whether in person or virtually (yes, this still applies on Zoom).
This stuff works friends! And if your classes are virtual right now (like ours, Level Up!!), you've already eliminated the "friction" of driving to the gym.
So what friction are you up against? What gets between you and your priorities? Let's make getting to our goals "frictionless" this week!
Xo,
Kara