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One new habit that I want to implement in my daily routines is to exercise regularly. I know that it is very important to workout, but I have been constantly skipping physical exercises. Usually, I had different things to do, and exercising simply was not something that I had in the list of my priorities. I believe I could most definitely find a free spot in my agenda for it, even though I had a lot of things to do. Starting from tomorrow, I want to try a 30 day challenge: Exercising every single day for at least 7 minutes period on a daily basis.
Knowing its importance and making it easier and more incentivizing for me to stick to a working out plan, I am publicly declaring my intention that I intend to do a few minutes of light exercises in my home before going to work. This way, I am more likely to follow my plan. Moreover I can use this as an incentive the fact that I may publicly get ashamed if I do not follow through. Although there might be times when I might not feel motivated to exercise, I plan to compensate missing working out in the morning with exercises in the evening.
If we do not have a schedule for the things that we intend to do, it is highly likely that we will not do them. This is because other things that might seem urgent can fill up our time and attention, leaving us without doing that particular activity that we initially aspired to.
I plan to write another article after one month documenting my experience and my journey of my first 30 day trial this year, hoping that I will not skip any day without exercising. If I am not able to finish this trial in my first attempt that I plan to restart the trial until I am able to workout every single day. After 30 days of exercising consistently, I think it will be a lot easier for me to continue on. I know that this number of days is not a magic number, but I think it is a bit easier to start this new habit of mine with an initial 30 day period and then evaluating my own performance.
