I found this on Pinterest and absolutely love it. It is so basic, not specific to any type of workout, and gives you a mindset of positivity; you can accomplish your goals. The 4th rule is probably the most important of all.
The first rule to never miss a Monday is great because for most people, Monday is the start of the work week. It is the slowest day of the week and there is no motivation. It would be really easy to make excuses and skip your run (or other workout). For me personally, on Sundays I go to church and it is a "day of rest" so it is very easy for that to be my rest day. On Monday, I make sure I get back to my workout routine. which leads to the second rule of never going 3 days without exercise. If I am feeling really worn down or if we travel to visit family I will sometimes take two days off. I have always tried not to take off much more than that. Three days seems like a good number to stick with. And if you do need to take days off, or if you aren't doing an intense workout program, then the rule of working out at least 3 days a week is good to stick by. Before I started my half marathon training, I worked out 3 or 4 days a week and it was fine. Not too intense but still accomplishing my goal of working out and getting fit.
The fourth rule: NEVER GIVE UP. It is so easy to give up. You might miss several days of working out because life gets crazy. It happens. It is hard to start again. Or if you get injured it is very disappointing to be losing progress you've made and you might get discouraged. I have given up on workout programs since having Kylie. But now that I am running and cross training and preparing for a goal, I know I won't give up. So please, if you take nothing else from this post, please never give up. Don't give up on yourself and your goals. You can do what you put your mind to if you just stick with it.
I hope someone found a little inspiration from this post. I know the rules spoke to me and I hope that I always stick to them.
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