Recently my friend and fellow blogger Scott Young did a great post entitled, “New to exercise? Make workouts daily“. It was an excellent post, and perfectly timed as it mirrors my own recent efforts at making exercise a daily habit.
The problem with trying to make exercise a habit, and it’s something that we’ve all faced, is that you usually try to exercise 3 or 4 times a week … and that makes creating a new exercise habit difficult. The reason is that the more consistent an action is, the more likely it is to be a habit.
Therefore, as Scott points out, and it’s something I fully agree with, exercising every day is more likely to result in a habit — something that becomes almost automatic, and much easier, instead of a constant struggle.
When Michael Pollan wrote his various food-related books (
It is easy to become swept up in health trends: the miracle pill, that super antioxidant, the flat ab diet, you name it. There can be value in these trends, but they can also deter you from the following the essentials to a healthy lifestyle. You really don’t need to know it all. Follow these guidelines and you will be well on your way to great health.