1. One of the key components of habit formation is reward. Your brain experiences something pleasant and remembers the path to the given stimulus. So, if you always treat yourself to some reward after a specific activity, you increase the probability that it will become a habit. Decide what your "post-workout gift" will be. Your favorite snack? Fragrant tea? New episode of your heart series?
2. The problem of many people nowadays is chronic busyness. But don't let lack of time stand in your way. Even if it may seem to you that work controls your life, you must create a time schedule. When you write everything down on paper, it will help you with logistics. Moreover, it will have greater weight, provide you with a better overview and help resist temptations of procrastination.
3. What is your relationship to writing? Because it can help you in creating a habit. You can record your progress and feelings in a diary. Of course, it is not necessary to go to the gym or playground with a gigantic notepad, a few sentences in the phone are enough. The point is that writing down positive experiences can help change your approach to exercise. Duty will turn into a source of feelings of success or an opportunity for self-discovery. Into such a nice story.
4. Your goal is creating a habit. That is regularly performing an activity that is already routine for you. Synonym of this word is skill, and whether you like it or not, that is conditioned by training. Practice. Frequent repetition. So, even if at the beginning you will have to gently force yourself into exercise, endure it. Think about the fact that this unpleasantness will weaken with every repetition.
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