10 Ways to Keep Showing Up Once the Novelty of a New Workout Has Worn Off
The new workout is fun at first. You bought the cute workout clothes. You downloaded the app. You found the playlist. You're excited about your new routine. You're telling everyone about your new reformer workout.
And then a few weeks go by. The workout isn't new anymore. It's Tuesday. You're tired. Work was annoying. Your couch looks really damn comfortable. And suddenly the thing you were so excited about isn't quite as exciting anymore.
This is the part where you actually start building a habit.
The novelty was never supposed to last forever. The goal isn't to stay excited about your pilates-inspired strength training workout every single day. The goal is to keep showing up when the excitement wears off.
Here are 10 ways to do that.
Best Running Routes in Metro-Detroit
If you're a runner, you probably already know that strength training and running make a pretty damn good combination.
You don't need to give up your miles because you're strength training. In fact, getting stronger can be a huge part of becoming a more well-rounded runner.
So if you're doing your Core (LP) classes a few days a week and looking for somewhere to get your miles in on the days between, here are a few of the routes I'd recommend around our Berkley and Rochester Hills studios.
Not every run needs to be a training run. Sometimes you just need somewhere pretty to go run.
Coffee Isn’t Breakfast: Why Active Women Should Stop Skipping Their Morning Fuel
Written by Amelia Brunet, MS, RD
Registered Dietitian
If your breakfast is an iced coffee with a splash of almond milk and good intentions, this one’s for you.
You’ve probably heard that breakfast is “the most important meal of the day.” I’m not here to tell you that you have to eat the second you wake up or that breakfast is some magical metabolism-boosting meal. But if you’re regularly doing Core (LP), lifting, running, or any other type of exercise, consistently going through your morning under-fueled may not be doing you any favors.
What Your First 90 Days at Core (LP) Could Look Like
We promise, your first 90 days won’t be someone handing you a mat and wishing you luck.
We actually want to know you, your body, and what you want to experience from your time with us.
Because the right starting point for one person might look completely different from the right starting point for someone else.
Why Continuing To “Think About It” Is Keeping you Stuck
There is a group of people I see all the time in fitness.
They are researching.
They're comparing.
They're reading reviews, saving Instagram posts, asking their friends what they do, looking at class schedules, wondering whether Pilates-inspired strength training will work for them, wondering whether it will be too hard, wondering whether they need to lose weight before they start, wondering whether they should lift weights instead...
And six months later, they're still thinking about it.
Meanwhile, there is another group of people who started. They weren't particularly confident. They didn't know what they were doing during the first 5-10 sessions. They missed classes. They had weeks where their nutrition was a mess. They had busy work weeks and stressful family weeks and vacations and weekends where they ate too much and moved too little. They didn't do it perfectly. They just kept coming back.
And those are the people I watch change.
What You Can Expect from Core (LP) Fitness!
Not sure what to expect from Core (LP) Fitness? Here we are breaking down your most asked questions about class sizes, what to wear to your first pilates class, and what you need to know for your first pilates workout.