3 Ways To Design Your Environment And Make Exercise Easier And Enjoyable

Developing the habit of exercising regularly can be difficult for some. For others it may be easier to start with but when they hit the plateau it gets really difficult to keep going. What's your challenge?

There's a thing you can do to make life easier for yourself. That's designing your environment in the right way.

From experience I can tell you that waking up at 5 am 6 days a week to go running, followed by work (I worked in corporate banking back then) and then to courses (Masters in International Business) can sometimes be very difficult.

However not matter how difficult it gets you need to push a little bit through it otherwise you end up at the beginning and have to start all over again.

So here are 3 tips to think about when designing your environment for success.

3. Use triggers

I wrote about triggers in more detail in another blog, right here.

Triggers are habits you do automatically without thinking too much about them. Like brushing your teeth in the morning and before you go to bed. Or pushing the right pedals when you drive, you don't think about it anymore.

Triggers can also be for example when your kids come from school or when the alarm sounds in a certain way.

Choose a special ringtone for when you have your running days, you will set your brain to activate when it hears that particular ringtone and you will jump out of bed and run out the door.

These are triggers you can use to get you up and running, literally.

 

2. Make a list

Depending on the type of exercise you go for you will need different kit and accessories. Make a list of what you need.

I used to have a list for Karate class, one for running in summer, another for running in winter, at night or on rainy days and others for whatever other types of activities I was doing.

I'd have the lists on post-it notes and place them somewhere where I could easily see them without actually looking for them.

Make it easy and fast to prepare your training by making permanent lists and strategically placing them where you can easily see them.

 

1. Don't wait until the last moment

Waiting to put your kit in your bag 5 min before heading to your outdoors session might just put you off.

Same goes for when you go for a run after work. When you arrive home don't change into house clothing, change into your running kit straight away. Trust me it works like a charm.

Have everything prepared and ready to go.

 

Now you have 3 simple steps to make your workouts easier and less of a hassle: use triggers, make lists, and get everything ready beforehand.

 

Want a more personalized tips on designing your environment? Then book a FREE call with me and let's get your triggers, lists and prepare you to enjoy your exercising days.

Alexandra Merisoiu is the Founder and Coach at Urban Women Fitness. She has an outdoor health and wellness system where she helps professional women in their 30's and 40's to overcome stress and depression.  

She does this by creating a healthy, fit, organic lifestyle using The Merisoiu Technique and its Six Guiding Principles of a Healthier

Lifestyle that takes them from feeling mentally burnt out and exhausted, and in as little as 12 weeks they can be feeling energised and transformed! 

Her clients usually work with her because they feel overwhelmed, overworked and tired and seek a more balanced lifestyle.

What separates her services from other Wellness Coaches is that she is an Outdoor Transformational Health and Wellness Coach. By using only the natural environment and looking at all areas of your life and health you achieve massive transformation in just 12 weeks. 

Because of this, Alexandra's clients are happier, attain fuller health and have a more fulfilling family life.

Alexandra MerisoiuFounder and Coach at Urban Women Fitness 0754 683 2439alexandra@urbanwomenfitness.comwww.urbanwomenfitness.com

Outdoor Transformational Health & Wellness CoachPushing boundaries for physical, mental and spiritual growth & developmentP.S. Have you downloaded my Free eBook The Merisoiu Technique yet? If you haven't then what are you waiting for? Download it now