How to get back on track
Here's the real secret: Manage your expectations, and watch the labels you use. Don't ever expect to be totally on top of everything for very long. If you get into a nice rhythm and tell yourself that you'll stay totally on top of it this time, then you're just setting yourself up for major disappointment and you'll spend a lot of time and energy being upset instead of adapting to life. Expect challenges to your schedule, and focus on adapting better.
In terms of labels, many people think they've "failed" or "done it again" when they notice they've missed a few days or a few weeks. Yes, you have failed to be perfect, but perfection isn't the goal.
The most important thing to do in order to get back into fitness is to do something — anything — today. This is very easy advice to read but not so easy to actually do. Be mindful of how out of shape you can get in a few weeks. Today is [the day to start again], not the day to have the best workout of your life.
Be strategic
The second most important part of your comeback is to make a written plan for what you will do this week. (Don't go overboard on detail here.) Where will you do it? What days and times? This style of plan will increase the odds of follow-through by over 200 percent.
Be deliberate
The final thing to remember is that you do not need motivation. Motivation is a feeling — feelings are unpredictable and not dependable. Now that you're off routine you will not feel like it, and that doesn't matter one bit. Just show up, and get your body moving [and] the motivation will take care of itself in time.
Vocabulary Focus
adapt v.
to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation
mindful adj.
ware of something that may be important — often + of;
pay attention
go overboard (idiom)
too do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something
follow-through n.
the act of completing an action or proces
- He makes a lot of promises, but there's no follow-through. [=he does not do what he promises to do]
deliberate adj.
done or said in a way that is planned or intended : done or said on purpose
pathetic adj.
/pəˈθɛtɪk/
causing feelings of sadness and sympathy
momentum n. 動力
/moʊˈmɛntəm/
the strength or force that something has when it is moving
the strength or force that allows something to continue or to grow stronger or faster as time passes
- The company has had a successful year and hopes to maintain its momentum by introducing new products. - The campaign slowly gained/gathered momentum. [=the campaign slowly became more popular and successful]
- The movie loses momentum toward the end.
For further reading
fitness.com
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