2 Simple Rules That Ensure You Workout At Least 3 Times A Week
LifeRemix has recently published an article written by Gretchen Rubin, ‘10 Tips to Change Yourself From a Dedicated Couch-Potato to a Gym Enthusiast‘.
Most of the tips I found to be common knowledge or not very helpful. Two of the tips however are worth reiterating here. They are very simple yet very effective. You will know just as well as I do that it is easy to start a workout plan but very difficult to maintain it. Using these 2 rules will help you not to let the workouts fade away till they fizzle out to nothing.
1. Always have a workout on Monday
2. Never skip a workout for two days in a row
They aren’t hard to understand. They make up the kind of advice that I love in fitness. That is, you don’t have to know anything about fitness to follow them.
Sticking to these 2 simple rules will mean you’ll never have less than 3 workouts in a week
Let’s say you don’t workout in the weekend, there is no way that you can have less than 3 exercise sessions per week. You must have one on Monday, then if you skip Tuesday you have to have one on Wednesday, and of course if you choose to skip Thursday you have to have one on Friday. That would be the worst case scenario.
3 workouts per week by the way, is what I believe to be the minimum amount in order to continuing making progress in your fitness efforts. It is possible to get away with 2 workouts if you do nothing but full body exercises like squats, deadlifts and lunges, but this is not ideal (especially for beginners).
Have a workout on Monday morning and you’ll have a better week all round
This is a lofty promise I’m making but I think it’s pretty accurate. If you manage to fit in a workout on Monday you can be confident that things have got off to a good start. You’ll feel healthier and you’ll be more enthused to stick to your diet and eat healthier as a result.
So have a go at following these rules and let me know how it goes!
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