How to Make Working Out a Habit

All of us want to be in tip-top shape and look good; it's just a fact of life. However, no matter how much you exercise or how fit you think you are, there are times when we fall off the wagon, or to put it another way, our routines fail to get us there because of a hectic work schedule. 

It happens to everyone. We have all been there, where things have become so hectic that we feel as if we don't have enough time for anything or anyone else. This is when working out becomes a chore or a burden to most of us.

This article aims to provide you with helpful tips in order to turn your fitness routines into a habit instead of a puzzling question you ask yourself every day: should I work out or should I just sit on the couch and watch my favorite show?

Set a time

Decide whether you’re more likely to have time to do it in the morning or midday or in the evening and remember to commit to that time. If you don’t set a time, you’re more likely to put it off until you have more time or energy, and then eventually end up not doing it at all.

Start small

When we start exercising we always start with lots of energy, enthusiasm, and ambition. We have this mindset that we can do more and push further because it’s our first day. However, doing too much in the beginning leads to burnout, which leads to quitting your habit.

When you want to make exercise a daily habit, chances are, your body won’t be used to that kind of stress. The key is only to do 20 minutes in the beginning and do it nice and easy. Nothing hard. Even 10-15 minutes is fine at first, if you’re just starting out. Simply go out there, get your body slowly used to daily exercise, and form that habit. 

Make it enjoyable

If you associate a habit with pain or burden, you will shy away from it. But if it’s fun, you’ll look forward to doing it. That’s why in the beginning stage of your workout routines, focus on how you can enjoy your exercise. Go slowly, enjoy the scenery, the quiet time of solitude and contemplation. Find something that will make your exercise exciting. Playing some music or inviting your friend to do it with you can help you a lot.

Mix it up from time to time

Instead of sticking to an exercise routine and doing it every day, try mixing up your exercises. Staying and repeating your routines every day will eventually lead to boredom because you’ve been doing exactly the same thing since day 1. Mixing up and adding flavor to your workout is also helpful in terms of adding challenge and leveling up the intensity of your workout.

Take a rest day

Recovery is very important. This is why we need to give our bodies a chance to rest. If you’re taking it easy and only doing 20 minutes, you should be okay without rest days. But it’s still good to have one day of rest, where you’re not doing the same exercises as the last six days. You don’t want to skip the day completely because then you’re not being consistent with your habit. The key is to do something every day, preferably something that gets you moving (meditation isn’t the best example, but at least you’d be doing something) and keeps your habit formation going.

Just head on out

The tip is just to put your running shoes on and get out the door. Don’t worry about how long you have to go or how hard it will be. Just get out and get started.

Track your progress and monitor your health from time to time

We only have one goal in mind and that is to maintain our health and turn our fitness routines into habits. In order to do so, tracking your daily progress is very important and very helpful so you know insightful data and analysis on how well you’ve been doing.

Seeing some improvements and results in yourself is also a type of motivation. Knowing that you’re making progress inspires you to even do better and achieve greater results. Monitoring our health during our exercise is also vital so you know how far your body can go.

Remember to start small and start building up from there. Take it one step at a time. You do not need to exercise for straight 5 hours on your first day because that can lead you to injuries because you are not used to that kind of stress.

How the Vivomove Sport can help

The Vivomove watch is a very handy smartwatch that anybody can use in order to track his or her daily fitness routines. It's lightweight, stylish, and smart enough that you do not have to worry about tracking your health while working out.

In short, if you have been searching for an effective way to monitor your health and exercise on the go, the Garmin Vivomove Sport may just be what you've been looking for.

It features a 24/7 health-monitoring technology that lets you tap in and take charge of your health. From steps taken and floors climbed through to indoor and outdoor running, yoga, biking, and other sports, any health data is made more accessible and any activity is made easier when you do it with the Vivomove Sport. 

Remember to always be enthusiastic and happy about working out. Come up with creative ways on how to enjoy the activity. It may not be easy at first, but people have managed to make working out a habit without fail. You can too with the help of the Vivomove Sport!