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How To Start A Daily Running Habit - Darius Foroux
How To Start A Daily Running Habit
1. Don’t Think: You just go—every day.
2. Find A Schedule That Suits You: Try Fit your daily run in your current lifestyle.
3. Minimize Landing Shock: the last thing you want to do is over-complicated things.
4. Start Slowly: Try to improve your shape just a little bit every day.
5. Rest Before You Get Tired: You’re building a habit — consistency is key.
6. Buy 2 Pairs Of Running Shoes
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Struggling To Build Healthy Habits
- We tend to bite off more than we can chew, go too fast too soon, and then get overwhelmed too quickly.
- We’re conditioned these days to expect and receive instant gratification.
Your “Big Why”
As you’re determining the habits or resolutions you’re trying to set, make the habit part of a bigger cause that’s worth the struggle.
You’re not just going to the gym, you’re building a new body that you’re not ashamed of so you can start dating again.
Healthy Habit Building 101
There are 3 parts to a good or bad habit: Cue (what triggers the action), Routine (the action itself), Reward (the positive result because of the action).
You have trained your brain to take a cue (you see a doughnut), anticipate a reward (a sugar high), and make the behavior automatic (nom that donut).Compare that to a cue (you see your running shoes), anticipate a reward (a runner’s high), and make the behavior automatic (go for a run!).
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Integrating journaling in your daily life
The biggest mistake is to journal only in reaction to something that is going on, instead of letting it be part of a system.
Make writing in your personal journal part of your every...
Benefits of a journal
- When you keep a journal, you can look back on important life events to read about how you felt at the time. You may also be able to learn from these past experiences.
- Writing about traumatic events results in physical and psychological health benefits. Journaling focuses on understanding traumatic events and makes people see these events with an extra level of clarity.
Schedule journaling time
Start your daily journal off on the right foot by scheduling your writing for a set time every day.
- If you find your mind is most active in the morning, wake up 15 to 20 minutes earlier and jot down your thoughts then.
- If you prefer to record everything after the day is over, then make it an evening activity before you go to bed.
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A running plan
You can benefit from just 30 minutes of running, 3 times a week.
Start by running 20 minutes at a time, and increase the amount and frequency only when you feel comfortable with your current ...
Running equipment
Invest in a good pair of running shoes and a quality shirt made from wicking material to keep you drier.
A sports watch and heart-rate monitor are nice to have.
Pace of running
Running will put you slightly out of breath when you start. It should eventually decrease. You should be able to hold a conversation when you're running a good pace.
Once a week, run a faster speed to increase your fitness level.
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