Really inspiring for us amateurs, thank you. I was only saying to my partner this morning: ‘Do I want to go into the gym today and lift weights? No. But do I know I will leave feeling I have achieved something hard. Be it an extra rep, moving up a kg somewhere on one exercise or just completing that first rep. I leave feeling stronger and that’s what matters. Gets me there, anyway.
Thanks Deana, yes, I totally agree. I always find it easiest to go to the gym when I have scheduled it. So I might have my list of things to do, each has a time slot, and I tend to put the gym first. When I leave it for 'some point today' I NEVER go! Thanks so much for reading my article.
I think the point about making starting the default is the most interesting one, Kate. In elite sport, we understand how much preparation, routine and the right environment contribute to performance. Yet outside sport, we still tend to talk about achievement as though it's mostly a matter of individual motivation.
Really inspiring for us amateurs, thank you. I was only saying to my partner this morning: ‘Do I want to go into the gym today and lift weights? No. But do I know I will leave feeling I have achieved something hard. Be it an extra rep, moving up a kg somewhere on one exercise or just completing that first rep. I leave feeling stronger and that’s what matters. Gets me there, anyway.
Thanks Deana, yes, I totally agree. I always find it easiest to go to the gym when I have scheduled it. So I might have my list of things to do, each has a time slot, and I tend to put the gym first. When I leave it for 'some point today' I NEVER go! Thanks so much for reading my article.
Oh absolutely. I go at lunchtime when it’s quieter. But when I was working full time it was a first thing action.
I think the point about making starting the default is the most interesting one, Kate. In elite sport, we understand how much preparation, routine and the right environment contribute to performance. Yet outside sport, we still tend to talk about achievement as though it's mostly a matter of individual motivation.