For anyone dabbling in the idea of becoming more active. Starting out you have to be very humble with your goals. It takes a lot of humility.
I picked some basic weight lifts and push up/sit ups. I call it my prison workout. I live in a small apartment and used to think I didn’t have space/time for exercising daily. Now I budget 30 minutes a night. I started incredibly small and have only really just begun.
I started with the goal of 1 set 1 rep of each, because motivation doesn’t come before action it comes during/after. Set your bar low folks and you’ll be very surprised how quickly you’ll see results!
Edit: I figured I should make an edit on this since it’s gaining a little traction.
I use a habit tracking app on my phone to encourage myself to drink more water, eat consistently (I still allow garbage food, but I was skipping meals and figured if I aim at just becoming more consistent with meals I can adjust as I go), getting out/socializing (I have really bad anxiety/agoraphobia, so just leaving my apartment is very difficult for me sometimes. Sometimes just walking around in the backyard counts, sometimes I make it to a new place or event), and lastly I track exercise/stretching.
I’ve been tracking/adjusting habits for over a year now. I fall off sometimes for days, weeks, or months, but the visual representation of my efforts always brings me back.
I’m on week 3 for my 30 minute daily exercise. I’ve gone from doing 1 set with half reps/bad form and last night I actually completed my first bigger goal of 3 sets, 12 reps/lift to failure. I’m noticing a difference in my physical appearance, my mindset, my ability to rest/remain calm under stress, my focus is getting better, days no longer drag on. There’s so many little things I’m noticing improvement in!
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For anyone dabbling in the idea of becoming more active. Starting out you have to be very humble with your goals. It takes a lot of humility.
I picked some basic weight lifts and push up/sit ups. I call it my prison workout. I live in a small apartment and used to think I didn’t have space/time for exercising daily. Now I budget 30 minutes a night. I started incredibly small and have only really just begun.
I started with the goal of 1 set 1 rep of each, because motivation doesn’t come before action it comes during/after. Set your bar low folks and you’ll be very surprised how quickly you’ll see results!
Edit: I figured I should make an edit on this since it’s gaining a little traction.
I use a habit tracking app on my phone to encourage myself to drink more water, eat consistently (I still allow garbage food, but I was skipping meals and figured if I aim at just becoming more consistent with meals I can adjust as I go), getting out/socializing (I have really bad anxiety/agoraphobia, so just leaving my apartment is very difficult for me sometimes. Sometimes just walking around in the backyard counts, sometimes I make it to a new place or event), and lastly I track exercise/stretching.
I’ve been tracking/adjusting habits for over a year now. I fall off sometimes for days, weeks, or months, but the visual representation of my efforts always brings me back.
I’m on week 3 for my 30 minute daily exercise. I’ve gone from doing 1 set with half reps/bad form and last night I actually completed my first bigger goal of 3 sets, 12 reps/lift to failure. I’m noticing a difference in my physical appearance, my mindset, my ability to rest/remain calm under stress, my focus is getting better, days no longer drag on. There’s so many little things I’m noticing improvement in!