1. LOOK FOR JOY IN EXERCISE
Variety is the spice of life. Try different types of workouts 4-5 times per week. Some days weight lifting, and others barre. It doesn't matter the order you do these workouts, it just matters that you do it and enjoy it! You want to look forward to working out because it makes you feel good. Listen to your bodies every day. Rest when you need rest and seek variety.
If your unmotivated to exercise and think of it as something "you have to do", rather than something you want to do for yourself-- experiment! Try different types of classes and see what you enjoy! Then make a workout schedule for yourself and switch things up once you get bored. No workout plan is going to work forever- you always need to adjust and listen to you.
2. STAY ACTIVE OUTSIDE THE GYM
To always stay fit, don’t make it a big deal of walking 10,000 steps every day… simply just do this, because it’s the natural thing for you to do. Do not do this because you need to stay lean. If you’re struggling with getting or staying fit – add more non-exercise movement to your life. Maybe walking your dog, gardening or cleaning your home – whatever comes naturally, don’t put it off or “batch it” for the end of the week – just do it today. A little bit every day goes a long way.
3. HAVE FUN EXPERIMENTING IN THE KITCHEN
Another thing, we are in control of is preparing our meals. Find joy in that time of making creative, healthy meals and coming up with new recipes!
Cooking for me is also something I never enjoyed, but I must say I enjoy my healthy recipes and being in control of what I put in my mouth.
So spend some time every day preparing your meals and cooking. It doesn’t need to take hours…you can prepare everything you eat in 30 minutes and have leftovers the next day.
Once you learn how to combine things and which flavors go well together you’ll love the process so much more and you’ll actually want to do it. It’s like meditation.
And make it enjoyable – listen to music, to a podcast, audiobook or watch your favorite Youtube videos!
4. REST
That’s right! Rest and recovery are extremely important when you’re trying to get stronger and build muscle. Each week I have quite a few rest days planned in my workout routine.
Sometimes I workout“only” 3 times a week. Which, let’s be honest isn’t a small amount, but if you’re like me 4 years ago your mentality would be: “If I can’t go to the gym 5-6 days a week, it’s not worth it”. But, it is!
You can go to the gym even once or twice a week, or train at home – and it will make a difference. You have to start somewhere, you need to listen to your body and rest when you need to!
5. KEEP YOUR LIVES INTERESTING.
DO interesting things on a daily or weekly basis!
Don't just sit around getting bored – keep your life exciting and interesting by trying out new things and having hobbies outside the gym.
I think this habit is so underrated! When you actually go out and do stuff, when you intentionally make your life more exciting on a daily or weekly basis stop obsessing about things that you don’t have right now…Like a perfect body or abs. Like a perfect diet…You just do your best every day, because it makes you feel good and because you want that energy to do all of those exciting and fun things.
So make sure to plan something fun this week and really do it! Something you’ve wanted to do for a while but never found the courage for and have been putting off for a while.
RECAP
And that’s all! Now let’s recap…how we can ALWAYS stay fit:
Go to the gym regularly because you enjoy your workouts by switching it up so you don’t get bored.
Stay active outside the gym.
Genuinely enjoy cooking and experimenting in the kitchen.
Take rests when you need them.
Make life exciting and fun.