How To Make Exercising A Habit

 Well recently I have been dreading my exercise and practice sessions resulting in non purposeful exercise/training. I want to change it but I never really find a way to do it so maybe this would help me and anyone else with the same problem/feeling. Why do I dread it? pretty simple it's hard and I'm not really comfortable with being uncomfortable yet and I don't have enough self discipline to control my feelings towards a task. However when I do a workout I seem to enjoy it once I'm done, I have a love hate relationship with the pump I get, I love how it feels after the exercise and I hate the feeling while getting it. All these feelings and thoughts sometimes make me inconsistent with the exercise intensity and effectiveness. Enough of that here are the things that may help.

1. Ease into it If you live a sedentary lifestyle or you haven't done extremely intense workouts for quite sometime, you may want to start with something your body can handle. For me I'm not at the level I was before so I end up doing things I cannot handle yet and I feel low about not being able to do it and I don't do the exercises seriously.

2. Stop relying on motivation Everybody (including me) loses motivation. Maybe sometimes I have to workout even though I don't feel like doing it. Habits are made between 21-40 days, doing it without breaking the cycle may build the habit and you wont need motivation later. Not doing your exercise could also turn into a habit. 

3. Be accountable It's easy to skip a workout or eat unhealthy food all the time (ALL time not sometimes, cause sometimes is okay). Get a workout partner who is on the same level as you to keep you in check, or post your progress on a group or on social media where everyone can see if you skipped a session. Find someway for people to know. This could turn into a habit as well and then you won't need to be held accountable, and you might turn into the person who works even when nobody is watching and keeping them in check.

4. Have a plan It's easy to stop working half way through when you don't have a plan. Or not have an idea what you're doing (doing non effective stuff) when There's no goal/plan to follow (Basically non purposeful exercise). Having a clear goal and plan, first off, lets you know what the hell you're doing and makes you find a sense of accomplishment after the workout.

5. Set rules to stick by Setting rules that you can stick to will help making rules that may be harder than the ones you already have. Some of the rules that I have are, Playing a workout playlist so that I don't get distracted by changing the song repeatedly, No talking during reps (Obviously, cause it's exhausting as...) plus not talking helps concentrate on your breathing. Here are some rules that I want to apply from now on.

That's all I have for this one