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Is Consistency Really The Key?
I am trying to embrace the idea of Consistency Above All Else.
I have been slow-crawling my way back to daily ballet barre since my surgery some weeks ago, but the thing I hate to do THE most is anything stamina related. So, this week I decided to alternate my ballet days with “stamina days” to build my cardiovascular health back up.
This means that today I woke up and did a 30 minute Leslie Sansone walking video on YouTube (“I will not be ashamed of my old lady workout routine, I will not be ashamed of my old lady workout routine”) and added light ankle weights for a third of the time. I’ll be honest: Even if marching in place seems silly and easy compared to lifting your leg up to your ear… For me, it’s not! I truly break a sweat and get all red in the face, but I am always willing to try again and end the videos in a happy mood.
With other stamina based activities (running long distances or really wild HIIT workouts), I will do anything to avoid it or talk myself out of it… Which doesn’t go a long way for consistency, you know?
Recently, I asked someone their secret to being a long distance runner (something I could truly never do), and they said that it’s better to go a moderate distance everyday, versus a super-duper long day and nothing the next. In short: Doing something the best you can most of the time is always better than doing something better than any other time only some of the time.
I think that this way of thinking can apply to SO much in terms of health, whether doing our nebs, taking our medications on time, or getting more sleep.
Are you an All or Nothing person when it comes to your health? How do you stay more consistent? Let’s talk health psychology!
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