Get Addicted To A Exercise Routine In 6 Easy Steps

We all know how important an exercise routine is to us, and now more than ever in fact. We have a far better understanding of the human body and what’s good for it than we ever did. However, this knowledge still doesn’t seen enough to light a fire under us to actually go ahead and do it – or, for those of us who give it the old college try, to actually keep at it and make it part of a routine. This is what has resulted in us maintaining lifestyles that aren’t as healthy as we would like – and it’s often hard to argue the need for time and energy at the end of the day, isn’t it? What’s the best way, then, to get ourselves committed to exercising? To treat it as part of our day instead of something we have to take time out to do?

One of the best ways is to get hooked on exercising. Much like getting hooked on a drug, getting addicted to exercising raises one’s level of interest and commitment considerably, to the point of deliberately factoring it into the scheduling and decision-making process. Not only do you feel like exercising – as opposed to having to talk yourself into it, like you sometimes have to do now – but it’s a central aspect of your life that you willingly make room for. However, this can be difficult to force – so don’t force it! As with anything in life we force, that can have quite the powerful backfire effect. Fortunately, there are ways to help it along and make it more likely for one to become hooked on exercising.

Healthy Exercise Routine: Six Easy Steps

1. Make it schedule-friendly. Many of us give up on working out because we tend to plot them into our schedules at the end of the day or early in the evening – right when most unexpected work things and other obligations tend to strike, or right when extra work or other commitments spill over from the regular day schedule. No wonder, then, that the old refrain “there just isn’t enough time in the day to exercise” keeps popping up – we keep pushing it into a time slot that doesn’t really exist, or exist consistently. It might be a better idea to just wake up an hour or so earlier, because for most people this really is the most realistic option schedule-wise. Working out in the morning before your regular routine (and your regular day) is a good idea anyway, as it energizes you for the day ahead. Give this a try for a week and see how well it works for you.

2. Convenience is an important factor. While it’s important to pick a gym and such based on other important factors like your budget, if you have similar-enough options and one is nearer to your home or work (or wherever you intend to go to or from the gym) then pick that one. It’s hard to ever “swing by” a place and get into a healthy exercise routine of the location is really far away, so make the location more conducive by picking one that is easier to get to. The same goes for schedules – find a gym that will cater to your schedule’s needs, ideally.

3. Fill others in on it. It’s amusing to note that some people who already exercise and make it a regular part of their lives still don’t tell the people in their lives what they’re doing. Why would you need to keep this a secret? Consider, instead, letting people know what your typical workout schedule is. This will give you some accountability – others will notice if you’re not keeping it up – but it will also give you a ton of support from people who will now make room for that part of your life as well. It’ll be a bit easier to schedule meetings because people will tend to already avoid your blocked-off time frame. This will also help you avoid having the workout interfere with those aspects of your life, which it will almost certainly do if no one knows to avoid that time of day or week.

4. Organize. Have a gym bag ready, and make it part of your routine to check it and keep it stocked with a clean change of clothes, a full water bottle, some first aid gear, and whatever else you need when exercising and working out. This doesn’t take a whole lot of time – in many cases it’s as simple as tossing in a new set of clothes right after you get home from that workout – and the benefit of being able to pick up and go is quite nice.

5. Let the endorphins work their magic. One of exercise’s secret-weapon benefits, these “feel-good chemicals” are pumped out by the body during high-intensity workouts. While some people pour the stress of their day into their workout in order to have them offset by the fitness high that these can bring, it might be worth it to try tuning all that out after some time – let the exertion and burn take you forward and give your worries a break. Exercise can be quite draining, but it can be quite empowering too. Let your body feel the difference, and allow the results of your workout to factor into your positivity as well.

6. Make friends – or bring some. One of the reasons we tend to have trouble consistently maintaining a healthy exercise routine is having it feel like a chore is that we usually go it alone. Any process, particularly one as physically and mentally demanding as exercise, is sure to weigh on us a bit, and it’s often easier to deal with all that given a sense of community. Make a friend so you have someone to talk to and spot for you, and the rest of the thus-far unfamiliar surroundings will become much less intimidating. Or if you have friends who are already into it and who can meet your schedule, why not bring them along? A familiar face makes everything easier to bear, and can thus be quite motivational.

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