Fall into Fitness: a Health + Wellness Reset
“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin
After a summer of vacations, birthday celebrations and outdoor patios, I’m SO excited for my next boot camp to start up on October 1st! Life is all about balance but it’s definitely time to recommit to my fitness and nutrition goals. My boot camps are typically 21 days because well, it takes 21 days to create a habit. I love the support and community my little fit fam has built!
I’m also very much a pen and paper girl! Call me old school but I like to be able to hold my books, magazines and planners in my hand and make notes in my own handwriting. The same goes for my workout routines and habit trackers! If you like to hand track your habits as well, I’ve got you covered!
In addition to my next boot camp, I’ve created a Habit Tracker that I’ll be using for the next three months. It provides me a little extra accountability and allows me to set focused and intentional goals beyond just my fitness routine! I’d love to see how you guys are using it and the results you’re seeing along the way. Share your progress on social media along with #FallintoFitness and feel free to tag me as well!
Since fall officially starts on Saturday, I’ll begin using my habit tracker on Monday. There are four main components that I’ll be setting goals for and my habits will be intentionally chosen to help me work toward meeting those goals. Your goals can vary week to week but your habits should remain the same in order to make them a habit!
Fitness:
I recently started an 8 week PiYo program so I will be continuing with that for the next 6 weeks! Through my program, I have 6 days of workouts focusing on different target areas and one rest day each week.
Nutrition:
There are two things I tend to allow too much of in my diet: bread and Diet Coke! I generally eat about 5-6 small meals a day so I’m allowing myself bread at two of them. I’m also limiting myself to one Diet Coke a week while drinking three large bottles of water a day.
Self care:
I recently changed jobs and while I love it, I have to get up EARLY! Anyone who has known me for a long time knows that getting moving in the morning is not one of my strengths. I’m committing to a 10:30 (or earlier!) bedtime during the week so I’m not dragging so much in the morning. I will also try to keep my weekend sleep schedule similar to my weekday one when possible so it’s not such an adjustment every Monday. Finally, I will be doing some sort of self care each day (half an hour of reading, long walk with a friend, at home spa night, etc).
Growth Mindset:
My new job allows me more time and flexibility for writing so I’m committing to one hour a day of working on growing my blog or writing collaborations. I’m also currently reading She’s Still There by Chrystal Evans Hurst.
These are just examples of my current goals to give you an idea of what I’m focusing on. The most important thing is to make sure they are both measurable and realistic!
My habits for the next 3+ months are:
- working out 6 days a week
- drink 3 large bottles of water a day
- going to bed at 10:30pm Sunday – Thursday nights
- writing for at least an hour a day
I’m so excited to get started and I hope you’ll print your own habit tracker and join me!
