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Tips To Restart The Exercise Habit After A Holiday Break

If you’re one of the people who needs a little push, read on to learn about some simple ways to start exercising again after a break.

By Helen BradfordPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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It happens even to the best of us – the holiday season kicks in, family gatherings and socializing events happen as well as working overtime, and we somehow, due to lack of free time hit a snooze button on our perfect exercise routine. It’s not an uncommon occurrence. However, the trick is knowing how to get back on track after this holiday break that had made a disorder in our life. If you’re one of the people who needs a little push, read on to learn about some simple ways to start exercising again after a break.

1.Start with something simple and easy

Many of the tips to get back into exercise after the holidays suggest starting with some simple and easy, not so physically demanding exercises. This tip helps when you’re struggling to get back to your routine and when you’re feeling overwhelmed by doing any physical activity. Instead of instantly hitting the gym or the running track, start with some simple, everyday activities such as taking a brisk walk or going for a light jog. Just to start moving. As soon as you complete something as simple as this, you feel good and you’re able to upgrade your workouts little by little until you reach the desired amount and intensity. It will bring on the memories of how good you felt when you were doing your regular workout routine.

2.Start slowly

Another essential tip is to start slowly. That means, exercise for just 5 minutes a day and slowly increase the time as you go. It may sound funny, but it actually works. It’s a lot less scary to exercise for 5 minutes than for 50 minutes. And 5 minutes a day is still better than no minutes at all. Once you’re up and moving, feeling the energy rush you’ll increase your workout time as it suits you, without any pressure and stress. Anyway, it is better for your overall progress and improvement.

3.Choose a workout activity that you really enjoy

One crucial feature that many people seem to forget when it comes to the choice of workouts is the type of workout and the effect it has on our psyche. Every person is different and thus, enjoys different workouts and these workouts have distinct effects on diverse kinds of people. In order to get back to your routine in the long run, it’s better to choose something that you really enjoy doing and that you’ll look forward to when it comes the exercise time. When choosing a workout, the important thing is that it gets you moving and that it burns calories. This means you can choose any of the indoor and outdoor activities such as mountain biking, riding an exercise bike, rowing on the river or perhaps on an indoor machine, weight lifting or playing some sport. The good thing is that you can easily vary the activities and there are always indoor options if outdoors is inaccessible due to some reasons, such as bad weather conditions.

4.Find a workout buddy

A strategy that seems to have helped many to endure some difficult times (and let’s face it, we all have some bad days every once in a while). When you feel like not getting up and doing your planned exercises, it’s ok, it happens. But when it happens a few times in a row, you might have a problem. An exercise buddy can help you out a lot during these difficult times. The role of the exercise buddy is to motivate you when you need it the most. It can be a friend, a family member or a colleague. Having this kind of relationship with someone boosts your motivation, helps you hold each other accountable and stick to your routine. It also adds a dash of fun into your workout routine.

5.Set short-term goals and note your progress

When going back to your routine, remember to set some short-term goals rather than a big one you need a lot of time to achieve. Start by making some easily achievable goals, and as you complete these, add new, more serious and challenging ones as you go. The mere achievement of even those simplest goals will help you endure and keep your motivation levels high. Also, with short-term and small goals you can easily monitor your progress, which will bring you satisfaction and peace of mind.

To fall out of a workout routine is quite easy while going back to it is a pretty challenging task to do. But it is something that everyone can manage with the power of will, the right motivation and by following these simple tips and tricks.

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