I will share with you my easy to implement plan for maintaining any fitness and well-being program.
All you need to do is make a table (like the one below) it has a box for each day and you set yourself a plan.
For instance.
Say this with me 'I will stretch everyday', now that was easy to say but what you will find is because the effects of daily stretching are not instant you can give up thinking it is not worth it. Also if we look at the habits of the mind you realise it needs to feel gratified for its accomplishments, we can not expect it to be OK with taking time out of our already packed day to do an exercises that dose not show instant results and can sometimes be slightly uncomfortable.. especially if you are particularly stiff.
So we need to set yourself a reward program, every time you complete your 'stretches' (or what every it is your target is) you mark it down and also not down how you felt what it was like, was it hard or did you feel fantastic afterwards? Before you start the week you decide what a good 'reward' would be for you. For instance I done this to help me make mediation a daily practise and after a few months of doing it I now feel the benefits and i naturally do meditate everyday as I know how good it is for me, the benefits have become the reward. but when I started I used this table and I would put at the end a reward like some essential oils or a nice candle or a crystal. The reward should be something that will deeply support you, not something like go out get smashed because your body knows whats good for you but your ego is scared of changing your normal patterns. Even if at the end of the week you get yourself a nice pair of flexible stretching trousers so that when you go to stretch you feel the achievement as you put them on in preparation for your exercises.
Well there you have it, do with this what you will, but please leave a comment if your find it helps you achieve a goal that you are trying to achieve. x
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